US768492A - Bottle-washing machine. - Google Patents

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No. 763,492. PATENTED M1923, 1904.

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BOTTLE WASHING MACHINERY.

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BOTTLE WASHINGMAGHINERY.

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PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofl Letters Patent N o. 768,492, dated August 23, 1904. v

i Application led September Z8, 1903. Serial No. 174,847. (No model.)

To LZZ whom, it 717,607/ concern/.

Be it known that I, CHARLES E. TUNELIUs,`

' a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook 'and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Bottle-Tashing Machines, (Case 1,) of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. A y

My invention relates to bottle-washing machinery, and has for its object improved and simplified construction of suchv a machine.

Brieiiy speaking, my present invention is an improvement overthe bottle-washing mafv chine invented by me and describedin Letters Patent No. 575,046, grantedtherefor..

Some of the-chief features of this invention comprise improved and simplified construction of the cam mechanism for intermittently rotating the bottle-rack and the application of gearing apparatus whereby all chains and belts are eliminated, making the transmission of power much more direct and efficient.`

1n the accompanying drawings I have shown various Views of the machine and the features of invention thereof. f

Figure 1 is an elevation view of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 3 Vis a sectional view taken on line 3 3 of Fig. *2. Fig. 4 shows a detached and detailed view of the cam employed, and Fig. 5 illustrates in detail thedisposition of the brush-spintile-mechanism parts. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6, Figfl'. Fig. 7 is a plan viewotI the machine, the pan andv everything above it being removed. Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 8 8, Fig. 2. Figs. 9Aand 10 are detail views'showing the construction and operation of a water-controlling valve, and Fig. 11 shows in detail the distributing and rinsing pipe, y s

Like characters of reference refer to like parts throughout the various iigures.

A pan-shaped frame 1 is supported by legsv 2 2, an L-shaped brace member 3 extending upwardly and sidewardly and. terminating in a bearing 4, disposed above the centerl of the pan-frame. A shaft 5 extends upwardly from the pan-frame l and is secured at its upper end in bearing 4 by means of `set-bolts 6 6. A frame 7 has a downwardly-extending hub 8 adapted to sleeve over shaft 5, being `secured thereto in position by means of and over a collar 9. A plurality of vertical square shafts lO lO extend between the spokes 11 11 of the frame and a frame l2, disposed about the bottom of the shaft 5. vided with downwardly-extending hubs 13 13. The bottle-sockets 14 14 consist of an outer rim portion 15, having an annular ridge 16, and an inner socket-shaped portion 17, having a stud 18 extending therefrom and adapted to pass through the hubs 13 to be engaged at its end by a washer 19 and a nut 20. Openings 21 through said socket portion serve to allow water to pass therethrough to the outside of the bottle. A vertical frame 22, havi ing a square bearing 23 at each end thereof,

is provided for each of the square shafts 10 and adapted for vertical travel thereon.

An arm -24 extends sidewardly from said frame 22 and terminates in a pulley-shaped conical socket 22 for receiving the mouth of the bottle, the opening in the center of said socket being in vertical alinement with a corresponding socket secured to the frame 7. A tension-spring 24 is interposed between any point, such as 25, on the sliolable frame 22 and the square .collars 26, which may be verticall y adj usted and secured in any position on said shafts to secure the proper spring-tension for bottles of different lengths, the bottle being placed between said sockets and held in place by said springs, the frame being normally held in place against the collar 26 by the spring. The bottles are thus in position to receive the -brush-spindles 28 28, which communicate at their lower end with a hollow cross-head 29, provided with bearings 430 30, adapted to slidably engage upright rodsv 3l 31, which rods are secured between the pan-frame 1 and lower supporting-bars 32 32. An upper spindle-frame 33 is secured beneath the pan-frame 1, and a lower spindle-frame 34 is secured to the upright rods 31. upper spindle-frame is provided with bearings 35 35, while the lower spindle-frame is provided with bearings 36 36, the brush-spindles passing through these bearings, said` The frame 7 is pro-A This IOO brush-spindles being hollow and terminating in brushes 37 37. through bearings and 36 and are disposed about the brush-spindles. Spiral gears 39 39 are disposed between bearings 35 and 36 and'` are provided with sleeve-hubs 40, which pass through these bearings and about the sleeve -disposed at the lower end of the uprights 31,

and the brushes at the end of their spindles are disposed within the sleeves 38. The sleeves 38 are provided with longitudinal slots 44. whereby frictional engagement is maintained with the brush-spindles, and as the cross-head 29 is raised the sleeves are carried with the brush-spindles until the conical tops of the sleeves engage the lower part of the conical sockets 22', the spindles, however, continuing in their upward travel into the neck of the bottle and carrying their brushes a proper distance to engage the bottom of the bottle.

W ater-under suitable pressure is supplied to the hollow cross-head 29, and thus to the brush-spindles, from a supply-pipe 46 by means of a hose'or pipe 47. One of the spindles 4S is not provided with a brush, but acts as a rinsing-spindle and connects directly and independently with the source of water-supply by means of the hose or pipe 49, the pressure through this rinsing-spindle being preferably maintained as high as possible to insure goed rinsing, while the pressure through the pipe 47 and brush-spindles is reduced by means of a val-ve 50. v

A driving-shaft 51 extends transversely across and below the pan-frame 1 and is provided at its end with a driving-pulley 52 and at intermediate points is provided with similar spiral gears 53 53, adapted to mesh with the similar spiral gears 39, connected with brush-spindles, as best shown in Fig. 3. The spiral gears are disposed in the are of a circle, and this shaft may engage any number of the spindles. However, l prefer to cause the shaft to engage at each side thereof an equal number of gears, and l have shown four spindle's engaged, two on each side of the shaft. The gears being all similar will cause the spindles on opposite sides of the shaft to be rotated in an opposite direction. This disposition of the shaft with respect to the spindles entirely. eliminates end thrust and creeping, as the end thrust and creeping occasioned by the gears on one side of the shaft is en- 'irely counterbalanced by that of the gears at the other side of the shaft. The shaft 51 is also provided witha worm-wheel 55, meshl ing with a worm-gear 56, secured to the bot- Sleeves 38 also pass tom of a vertical cam-shaft 57, which passes through a bearing 53 on the pan-frame and is secured in a vertical position by means of a collar 59. A crank-pin 60, secured to the worm-gear 56, is provided with a balled end 61, adapted for engagement with a socket member 62, secured to a horizontally-extemling connecting-rod 6l A lug 65 is secured at the other end of said rod 6 between adjusting lock-nuts 66 66 and pivotally engages with a lever 67, extending upwardly from a main lever 68, which lever is pivoted in a bearing 69, secured at the lower end of a depending bearing-frame 70. An arm 71, extending from lever 68, carries a weight 72, the other end of said main lever being bifureated, the ends 73 thereof engaging' with connecting-links 74, which connecting-links are pivoted to the hollow cross-head 29. As the drive-wheel 52 now rotates the rod 63 is given a reciprocatory horizontal motion and the main lever 68 caused to raise the cross-head 29 and the spindles connected therewith, the spindles at the same time being rotated by means of the spiral gearing between them and the horizontal shaft 51, the weight 72 helping to maintain the balance of theparts. As the rod 63 pushes lever 67 another lever, 75, pivoted at 75', is engaged to actuate a valve-stein 76 to open a valve 76 to allow a supply of water to the hollow cross-head and spindles. Upon backward travel of the rod 63---tliat is, when the cross-head 29 is lowered to withdraw the brushesthe valve-stem 76 is correspondingly actuated to shut out the supply of water to the spindles, as shown in Fig. 9.

The top of the cam-shaft 57 journals in a bearing 7S,integral with the brace member 3, and a cam 79 is secured to said shaft below said bearing and provided near its periphery with an upwardly-extending stud 80. upon which is journaled a cam-roller 81. A gearwheel S2, which may be integral with the cam 79, is disposed below said cam and concentric therewith. Vertical brushes 83 83 are mounted upon brush-shafts 84 84,e.\'tending` from bearings at the ends of a cross-` frame 35 to bearings 86 86 on the pan-frame. Pinions 88 S8 are secured to said brush-shafts to mesh with the gear-wheel 32 on shaft 57, and directly below said pinions are mounted friction-pulleys 89 89, -adapted to engage with the peripheral iianges on the sockets secured to the cam-rack.

At one side of the stud SO the cam is provided with a gap or groove 90, adapted to engage the hubs 13, extending from the frame 7. As power is now applied to the driving-shaft 5l rotation is transmitted to cam 79 and gearwheel 82 through the medium of the worinwheel, worm-gear, and shaft 57, the brushes being thus continually rotated. The frame 7 is provided with teeth 92 92, and as cam 79 `rotates in the direction of the arrow the cam- IOO llO

roller 81 thereon engages one of these teeth to start rotation of the frame. The gap or groove 90 shortly1 thereafter engages the hub 13, disposed between the engaged tooth and the following tooth. The cam-roller finally leaves the tooth; but the cam-groove still engages the hub 13 to continue the rotation of the frame until this hub also leaves the groove, whereupon the unbroken periphery of thel cam engages between. two of the hubs 13, thus locking the frame 7 in position to prevent rotation thereof until the cam-pulley again comes to a position where the camroller may engage the neXt tooth of the frame 7, whereupon the frame 7 is given another rotary impetus, as before. Each rotation of the cam causes an angular advancement of the frame 7 equal tothe angle between two teeth, and when the rotation of the frame 7 is stopped a bottle is disposed opposite each brush to be cleansed thereby, this cleansing going on until the cam again engages the frame 7, whereupon another bottle is brought into position to be cleaned. Each bottle thus gets two brushings, as when it passes from one brush thel angular advancement of the frame 7 brings it into engagement with the other brush, and upon leaving this brush after its final cleansing the next angular advancement brings it over the rinsing-spindle L18 to be finally rinsed upon the inside.

A hose orvpipe 93 leads from the valve 50 to a distributing-pipe 94E, disposed above the positions occupied by the bottles when washed upon the outside and finally rinsed in the interior, as best shown in Fig. 11i The'water from this distributing-pipe passes from spouts 911', leading from pipe 94, and then throughy the openings 21 in the sockets 17, thus supplying water for the exterior brushes and also supplying water for finally rinsing the outside of the bottle when in position above the rinsing-spindle. The bottles when in engagement with the brushes'SB are given a rotary motion by virtue of engagement of the pulleys 89 with the peripheral fianges 16, the speed of the brush-bristles,however, being very much greater than that of the engaged bottles, whereby a thorough cleansing is assured.

Having thus described the operation of the various parts of the machine, I shall now describe the manner in which these parts cooperate. As power is applied to the drivingshaft 51 the cam-shaft and thel cam thereon are rotated, the cam-roller and the cam-gap engaging a-tooth and hub of the frame 7 to A advance the bottle-rack. The unbrokenpart of the cam-periphery will now engage two of the hubs, thus preventingV the bottle-rackV from further rotation when the `camgap passes out of engagement with the hub. At this moment the connecting-rod 63 is operated tocause the lever 68 to raise the crosshead 29 and the spindles, the water at the same time being admitted to the spindles, the

7, whereupon the same cycle of operations is repeated. While the bottle-rack is locked by the cam the bottles opposite. the vertical brushes are thoroughly washed on the outside and the bottle which has just left a vertical brush is being finally rinsed upon the inside and outside. 4

Changes may readily be made in the various parts of the machine without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the precise construction shown; but

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentv 1. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, an upper frame for said rack having teeth about its periphery and downwardlyextending hubs, Lipper rotatable bottle-sockets having studs passing through said hubs, lower bottle-sockets slidably supported on said bottle-rack` a cam for intermittently rotating said bottle-rack, said cam consisting of a circular disk having a vertical stud near its periphery for engagement with said teeth, and a gap-in said periphery near said stud for engagement with said hubs, a rotatable vertical shaft supporting said cam, a gearwheel on said shaft below said cam, vertical brush-holder shafts, pinions at the top of said shafts for engagement with said gear-wheel, and means for causing rotationof said cam-` shaft, whereby said brush-shafts are rotated and whereby said upper frame is given anA angular advancement when engaged by said stud and said gap, substantially as described.

2. In a .bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack having teeth disposed about its periphery and having downwardly-eXtending hubs, upper rotatable bottle-sockets mounted in said hubs, lower bottle-sockets slidably mounted on said bottle-rack between which sockets the bottles are supported, an annular ridge on said upper bottle-sockets, a cam mounted on cam-sh aft, said cam consisting of a circular disk having a vertical stud near the periphery thereof for engagement with said teeth, anda gap in its periphery near said stud for engagement with said hubs, a gear mountv ed upon said cam-shaft, vertical brush-shafts bearing rotary brushes, a friction-pulley mounted at the top of each of said brush'- shafts for engagement with the annular ridges `on said upper bottle-sockets,pinions at the IOO top of said brush-shafts for engagement with the said gear on said cam-shaft, and means for causing rotation ot' said cam-shaft, whereby said brushes and the bottle-sockets are rotated, said cam being so disposed that, as the unbroken periphery thereof engages two of the hubs of said rack, said rack is locked against rotation, and as said stud and gap engagea tooth and hub of said rack, said rack is given an angular advancement equal to the angular distance between two teeth, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a su pporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, a reciprocating hollow cross-head, a series of hollow brushbearing spindles mounted thereon and communicating therewith, means for reciprocating said cross-head and said spindles to enter the bottles on said rack, and spiral gearing for causing rotation of said brush-bearing spindles, substantially as described.

4. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination witha supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, a hollow cross-head, a series of circularly-disposed brush-bearing spindles mounted on said cross-head and communicating therewith, means for raising said crosshead so that the spindles may enter into the bottles on said bottle-rack, a horizontal shaft passing between said spindles, a spiral gear on each spindle, and spiral gears on said hori- Zontal shaft adapted tomesh with said spindlegears, whereby said spindles are given rotary motion, substantially as described.

In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, a hollow cross-head, hollow spindles extending upwardly from said cross-head, means for raising said cross-head whereby said spindles enter the bottles supported by said bottle-rack, spiral gearing for causing rotation of said spindles, a source of watersupply connecting directly with one of said spindles, brushes at the ends of said other spindles, the water-supply connecting with said hollow cross-head and with said brushbearing spindles, and means for reducing the pressure of the water-supply leading to said hollow cross-head, substantially as described.

6. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, ot' a rotatable bottle-rack, a plurality of brush-spindles disposed in the arc ot' a circle, means for raising said brush-spindles into the bottles on said rack, a shaft passing between said spindles so that an equal number of spindles is disposed on each side thereof, spiral gears on said spindles, and spiral gears-on said shaft adapted to mesh with said spindle-gears, substantially as described.

7. In abottle-washing machine, the combination withasupporting-frame. of a rotatable bottle-rack, a plurality of brush-spindles disposed in the arc of a circle, means for raising said lnush-spindles into the bottles on said rack, a shaft passing between said spindles so that an equal number ol spindles is disposed on each side thereof, spiral gears on said spindles, and spiral gears on said sha'lt adapted to mesh with said spindle-gears, said gears being all alike, whereby the spindles on opposite sides ot' the shait are rotated in opposite directions, and whereby end thrust and creeping are entirely counterlnilance(l, substantially as described.

S. In a bottle-wishing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, o1" a rotatabl(` bottle-rack, a plurality of vertical brush-spindles disposed in the arc of a circle, means for raising said vertical brush-spilnlles into the bottles on said rack, a horizontal shaft passing between said spindles so that an equal number of spindles is disposed on each side thereof, spiral gears on said spindles, and spiral gears on said shaft adapted to mesh with said spindie-gears, said gears being all alike, wherebyv the spindles on opposite sides of the shaft are rotated in opposite directions, and whereby end thrust and creeping are entirely counterbalanced, substantially as described.

9. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination withasupporting-frame, ol a rotatable bottle-rack, a plurality of hollow spindles disposed in a circle, a hollow cross-head upon which said spindles are mounted, a source ol water-supply connectingdirectly with one of said spindles, the other spindles being provided with brushes at their ends and communicating with said hollow crosshead, said cross-head being connected with said source of water-supply, means tor reducing the pressure of said water-supply through said crosshead and said lnush-bearing spindles, a spiral gear on each of said brush-bearing spindles,

a horizontal shaft having spiral gears adapted to mesh with said spiinlle-gears, said sharit being disposed to drive an equal number oli' spindles on each side thereof. and means for reciprocating said cross-head and the spindles connected therewith, substantially as described.

IO. In a bottle-washingmachine, the combination with a supportilig-frame, ol. a rotatable bottle-rack, a plurality of spindles disposed in a circle, a hollow cross-head to which said spiinlles are secured, brushes at the ends ol' said spindles, a source of water-supply connecting with said hollow cross-head and said hollow spindles, a bell-crank lever pivoted at its elbow and one arm thereof connecting with said cross-head, a source of rotary motion, and a connectingrod extending from said source and engaging the other arm oiz said bell-crank lever, the reciprocation oi said connecting-rod causing vertical reciprocation el' said cross-head and the ln'ush-bearing spindles, substantially as described.

l1. In a bottle-washingmachine, the combination with a su pporting-irame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, a hollow cross-head, a plurality IOO ISO

of hollow brush-bearing spindles disposed in a circle and mounted upon and communicating with said cross-head, a source of watersupply' communicating with said cross-head, a horizontal, driven shaft, spiral gears on said shaft, spiral gears on said spindles adapted to mesh with'the gears on said shaft to kbe driven thereby, said shaft being disposed to engage on each side thereof an equalA number of spindles, a worm on said shaft, a wormwheel driven by said worm, a crank-pin on -said Worm-wheel, a bell-crank lever pivoted at its elbow, one arm thereof engaging with said cross-head, a connecting-rod interposed between the other arm of said lever and said crank-pin, rotation of saidv shaft causing horizontal lreciprocation of said connecting-rod to produce vertical reciprocation of said crosshead and said spindles connecting therewith, substantially as described.

,12.V `In a bottle-washingmachine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, an upper frame on said bottle-rack having' teeth'disposed about its periphery and downwardly-extending hubs, rotatable bottlesockets journaled in said hubs, vertically-slidable lower sockets, a plurality of brush-,bearing spindles disposed in the arc of a circle, a hollow cross-head with which said brush-spindles communicate, gears on said brush-spindles, a horizontal driving-shaft having similar gears adapted to mesh with said spindle-gears to rotate said spindles, said shaft being disposedvso that each sidethereof drives an equal number of spindles in opposite directions, a vertical cam-shaft, a Aworm-wheel at the-bottom of said shaft, a worm on said drivingshaft engaging said worm-wheel, a crank-pin on said worm-wheel, a connecting-rod having ball-and-socket engagement with said crankpin, the other end of said connecting-rod engaging with one arm of a bell-crank lever pivoted at its elbow, the other arm of said bell-crank lever engaging with said crosshead, a cam at the top of said cam-shaft for engaging said frame to cause intermittent rotation thereof, and means for rotating said driving-shaft, whereby said connecting-rod is reciprocated to actuate said bell-crank lever to cause vertical reciprocation of the spindles, to cause rotation of said spindles by means of said gearing, and to cause rotation of said cam, substantially as described.

13. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack, an upper frame on said bottle-rack having teeth disposed about its periphery and having downwardly-extending hubs, upper c rotatable bo ntie-sockets journaled in said hubs,

brush-bearing spindles disposed in the arc of a circle and adapted to enter the bottles carried by said bottle-rack, a hollow cross-head with which `said spindles communicate, spiral gears on said spindles, a horizontal drivingshaft having spiral gears adapted to mesh with cross-head, a cam at the top of said cam-shaft,

said cam consisting of a circular disk having a vertical stud near its periphery for engaging the teeth of said cam-frame, and a gap vin its periphery near said stud for engaging the hubs of said cam-frame, rotation of said driving-shaft causing rotation of said cam to intermittently rotate said bottle-rack and to lock said bottle-rack against rotation when outof engagement with said cam-stud and gap, said connecting-rod, during its reciprocation, causing vertical reciprocation of said cross-head, whereby said spindles are carried into the bottles on said bottle-rack, the spindles being continually rotated by means of the gearing connecting them with said driving-shaft, substantially as described.

14E. In a bottle-washing machine, the combiy nation with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable,

bottle-rack, an upper frame for said rack, a lower frame for said rack, shafts extending between said upper and lower frames, bottlesockets supported from said upper frame, lower sockets corresponding with said upper sockets, frames for supporting said lower sockets adapted to slidably engage said shafts, collars on said shafts adapted to be adjustably held thereon in any position, and tensionsprings interposed between said collars and some point on said slidable frames, said slidcollars, substantially as described.

15. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a bottlerack, an upper frame for said bottle-rack, a lower frame therefor, square shafts extending between said upper and lower frames, upper bottle sockets supported from said upper frame, lower bottle sockets corresponding with said Lipper bottle-sockets, frames for supporting said lower sockets, square vbearings on -said frames for engaging said shafts whereby said frames are vertically slidable, collars adapted to be secured to said shafts in any vertical position,and springs intervening between a point on said slidable frames and said ad- -justable collars, said frames being normally held against said collars by said springs, substantiallyas described.

16. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a'supporting-frame, ofV a bottlerack, an-upper and a lower frame for said rack,

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. able frames being normally held against said TIO shafts extending between said upper and said lower frame, bottle-sockets supported iironl said upper frame, lower sockets corresponding with said upper sockets, a frame slidably mounted on each of said shafts for supporting a lower socket, a collar on each of said shafts adapted to be adjustably held in any position above said frames, and atension-spring interposed between each of said collars and some point on the corresponding slidable frame, each frame being normally held against the corresponding collar, substantially as described.

17. In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a bottlerack, an upper and a lower frame for said rack, shafts extending between said upper and said lower frame, bottle-sockets supported from said upper frame, lower sockets corresponding with said upper sockets, a frame slidably mounted. on each of said shafts 'or supporting a lower socket, a collar on each of said shafts adapted to be adjustably held in any position above said frames, a tension-spring interposed between each of said collars and some point on the corresponding slidable frame, each frame beingnormally held against the corresponding collar,a series of ln'ush-bearing spindles` adapt ed to enter the bottles supported on said rack between said sockets, and spiral gearing for causing' rotation oi said brush-bearing spindles, substantially as described.

18. ,In a bottle-washing machine, the combination with a supporting-frame, of a rotatable bottle-rack having' teeth about its periphery and having hubs extending donmwardly therefrom, a cam for causingintermittent rotation oi' said bottle-rack consistingof a circular disk having a stud near the periphery for engaging said teeth and a gap in said periphery near said stud for engaging said hubs, a series of brush-bearing spindles adapted to enter the bottles supported on said bottle-rack, and spiral gearing for causing rotation ol said brush bearing spindles, substantially as described.

1n witness whereotl l hereunto subscribe my name this 26th day oi' September, A. l). 1903.

CHARLES E. TUNELIUS.

Witnesses:

CHARLES J. SCHMIDT, HARVEY L. HANsoN.

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