US869333A

US869333A - Bottle rinser and sterilizer.

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Publication number: US869333A
Application number: US35202007A
Authority: US
Inventors: David E Shaw
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-01-12
Filing date: 1907-01-12
Publication date: 1907-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 1924-10-29

Description

No. 869,333. -VPATBMLD 00T. 29. 1907.

D. E; SHAW. l BOTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.12,1907.

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PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

D. E. SHAW. y BOTTLE RINSER AND STBRILIZER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l2, 1907.

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No. 869.333. PATENTED OCT. 29. 1907.

D. E. SHAW.

BOTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER.

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' BTTLE RINSER AND STERILIZER. i

, No; 869,1333if- Specification ofLettieris Patent. l Patented Oet. 29, 197,

` 'Application nu] January 12.19o7. sei-a1 No. 352,020.

' T o a ll 1uh om it'magj concern: i a series of ports or openings l?, there being four of them Be it' known that l, DAviD E. SHAW., residing in h'iili* as here shown7 which extend above and below the par- `.waul ee, in 'tl ie county of lilwaukee' and State oi Wis- `tition ll so as to communicate with openings 18 in the i censiti, have inventednew and us'oiul Improvements upper chalnberof the vulve member and with openings 60 in Bottle Rinscrs and Sterilizers, of whiclfthe following lf) in the lower chamber thereof, these openings being is a description, reierenee being had'to tho acconipnnyso located with relation toeach other .that they alteringdrawings, which are a part of'this specihcstion. t nately communiwtte with the respectiv'ports 17 during i v. i l l l .t

'lhisjinvention has for lts ob]ect to provide a bottle the rotation et the valve casingl on the valve member.

rinse'r and sterilizer which will clean bottles insideand 'lf-couplings 20 connect with-cachot' the ports 17 of 65 outside at' 'the Same. time by .m'can's of jets- 'ofzwater or the valve casing to establish communication with hori. otherfluid, the Ilowvoi vthe rinsingliquid being nutozontal leed pipes 2l and vertical feed pipes 22 leading mati'c'ally'controlled by the Vmovements of the bottle therefrom, each ol' the former having two sets oi horisupports from-one position to'anothor.4 zontal op'postely extending nozzle branches 23 with' vAnother object ofthis invention iste enable the use upwardly extending nozzle tubes 24 having perloia- 70 l5 of rinsing of'difleren-t temperaturesor of liquids tions-25 at theirnpperendsforspmying-tl'le interior o f 'of diffemnt kinds tobenutomatically vcontrolled by the thelbottles, Each of 'the vertical feed'pipes22`is pro- 7 movementsofthe bottle supports from one position to vided with an npper`feedpipe`26 considerably above anotherto cause their successivooperation. the'lower feed pipo-2l and provided witha pair voi 0p- Another object of this invention is to provide a botpositely extending nozzle branches 27 havinga series of 7 tle riiis'er which will permit an operator being located .parallel horizontal nozzle tn bes MZ8'withsprayopenings "on each side thereof to supply the bottles thereto, the 729 in the bottom thereof to spray liquid 'onto the'upbottles which are placed `in position by `one operator turned'hottomsof the-bottles when-theyaremounted `being automatically subjected to the rinsing and steril on the nozzle tubes 24. izing operation while being moved from that operator A rectangular' frame '30l surrounds the automatic 8O 25 to the other.A valve, being supported by the'T-couplings 20, and Car- With the above and other-ohjccts'in view the invenries armsSl from each of itsA four sides. A base 32 is tion\ con sists in :thebottle 1inse1and sterilizer herein mounted on the supporting arms 3l of each section of lclaimed; its partsand combinations ofparts andl all the machine andv has 'a protecting` frame 33 .formed equivalents. Y v t g-'lf .i thereon with side and'backv walls extending from above l85- 3 0 Referring to the accompanying drawings in which the upper spray nozzles to below the 'lowerfeed pipes I like characters of reference indicate the same parts iii 2l and preventing the splashing of water or other'rinsy the several views-Figure lis afeentral sectionaleleing liquidoutside ofthe respective sections;

vationof a bottle ,rinser constructed in accordance with i -A removable tray 34 is adapted-to be placed onto .the this invention;'Fig. 2is al plan view thereof with parts vbasel 32and has a series of openings registering with 90 ,35 'broken away orlclearnessfoi illustration;l Fig,` 3 is a `smaller .corresponding openings in the' base through -transverse'sectional view oi the automatic valve; Fig. j which the necks oibottles may be passed v as theyare i -4 is an elevation partly in section ol a frame of internal' lowered onto thenozzle tubes. 24 which pass through nozzle tubes; Fig. a vertical sectional View of amoditheseopenings, the openings being 4provided Vwith ined form of automatic valve for using a greater-number i lwardly extending lugs to space the bottles from the 95 40 oieleansing or rinsing liquids; and, Fig. 6 is a transverse Y walls of the openings and permit j the liquid passing sectional view thereof taken on the'plane of l'ine '6'-`6 therebetween. of Figi 5f v I I i i y T he Aprotecting trames 33 have openings 36 in their In these. drawings l0 represents a vertical tubular back members and electric lights `37 or other illumij stationary valve member which is providedv with a nants are located within the device and behind these 100 transverse partition l1 dividing'it into an upper an'd'a openings so that the bottles may be inspected as they lower chamber, the for-mer being connected to a liquid are placed on the nozzle tubes. supplypipel l2 and the latter being connected with a ln operation it is intended that there should he op liquid supply pipe 13. The liquidsol the two supply erators ori` opposite sides of the machine whose ldut)r pipes -are .prefer-ably. water at different temperatures, it is to wash the bottles and place them in position on 105 i though tho-Y my be 0l' different cleansingy orrinsng the rinsing"machine,v and then move the bottleholders liquids, of the rinsing machine around so that the bottles placed A valve casing'l4 surrounds .the lvalve member l() and in position byvone operator may be removed by the 'fits thereon 'as a sleeve, with.` packing glands l5 and 16 `'other operatory they in the meantime having been sub- Y atits ends fitting against shoulders of the .valve member jected to the inlluence of the different cleansing or 110 -to prevent the leakage of liquid from between the valve'V rinsing liquids supplied by pipes' 1 2 and l3. member l0 and the easing 14. lhe valve 'casing 14 has lhe openings i8 vand li) are so positioned that from the work of placing the 'bottles' on the bottle holders i liquid to/the bottles.

iii placejto receivethe lirst water 'presents the succeed- 'of opposite sections, a part-turn'oi the'gdevice willl .i cause one .pair ol' openings to register with-the ports leading to said `sections and thereby deliver the lirst liquid 'to thel bottlesand a further shorter part-turn will cause the other openings to register with' the ports leading to said 4sections and thereby deliver the second The .position of the bottle carriers `when one section is ing section 'to the first -position beforethe operator, Where he removes the tray-Bl-oi rinsed bottles which Were placed in position by the other operator and'substitutes another tray 34 and begins to place newly Washed bottlesupon the valve tubes 24. The p osit'ion of tvhe vd evi'cevwhen the section is receiving the second Walter presents the succe'edingsection io the second position in ront of the operator, where lie completes the placing oi the washed bottles on the nozzle tubes. Thus in moving the section in irontoi him from' .the rst` to the second position, the operator at the same. time moves the preceding sectionvfrom the position for the first water to the position for the second water, and in movingthis section to the po sition for the first Water he brings the succeeding section 'to the first por sition in iront of hir'nfk When the sections of the device are moved to positions intermediate :of the second positioniin front of the operator and the position for the firstl water the llow vof liqiiid is stopped entirely, while in positionsintermcdiate of the rst water and lthe sccvond Water positions the liquid may flow. through both of -the

openings

18 and 19 and be' deliveredv tothe bottles as a Anixture. Thus, it' warm water and hot water are respectively delivered by

pipes

13 and 12, a mixture ot these twoat an intermediate temperaturel will be drawn when both openings register with the ports 17,

permitting the gradual heating of the bottles so as'to stand the action of Water at a high sterilizing tempcraf ture Vwhich might cause the bottles to bre'alcil" it wereA not for the preliminary gradual'heating. In this connection it will be noted, thatfromihefact that water of the sametemperature is injected. into the interior oi the bottles and is sprayed upon the inverted bottoms thereof at the same time7 there is a tendency to equal# ize the heating effect on all parts yof the "bottle and thereby prevent` uneven expansion which would causeA the'bottles to break. c

In the modification ot the valve construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 provision is made lor admitting water of tour different temperatures or four ditierent'liquids differing from each otherin anyiejspect.. Injtliis construction the valve mcmberlO is provided with the 48 and 49 respectivelyalso comnninicating `With'the vports 17 as before, the openings 4S, l2,49`and 43 heilig arranged around' the valve memberconsecutively in the order mentioned, so as to communicate with the ports at different positions thereoi and admit their4 re-v ,v

i ne, comodo koperator on the other side of the machine. .It is 'obviousthat, by so arranging the openings for commu- 1 nication with the ports 17, these four Waters or as many as desired may be made io llor to thebottles during a haltrevolution thereof or during. the complete'revolution, the principles involved being ,the same. vWhile this invention is primarily designed for rinsing and sterilizing bottles which have been previously Washed, it may also 'be employed for cleaning the bottles when a suitable cleans-ingliquid is admitted through -one oi the-supply pipes. By successively admitting liquid of differenttemperatures, the bottles may be sterilizedperfectly Without danger of their being-broken by suddenly admitting very hot liquid to cold bottles,

What lclaim as my invention-is; l. In a device of the character described, a stationary bers, supply pipes connecting with the supply chambers, a

' `,\ialv ecasing rotatably mounted onthc valve member and having n 'port communicating with the chambers successively by registering with openings in the valvemeiliber leading/from said chambers, and/a bottle spraying device comprising a coupling connected with ihcgvalveasiug and,communicatingv with the porta lower feed pipe 4lead- ,ing from' the couplingand provided with branch pipes.

upwardly standing' nozzle tubes exite'udingfrom the branch pipes, in upper feed pipe connected with the coupling',

y ,branch jpipcs on the upper feed pipe having nozzle t ubes,

the lo-wer nozzle tubes being adapted to have bottles 4placed thereon and-,to inject liquid into 'the interior thereof, and lthe .upper nozzletubos being vertcd"bottoms of the bottles.

2. lIn a device of the character described, a valved liquid supplychamher, av coupling communicating therewith, al l lower-feed pipe 'leading from the coupling and provided with branch pipes, upwardly standing nozzle tubes-extending from the .branch pipes, an upper feed pipe con- -nected with the coupling, branch pipes communicating therewith and provided with nozzle tubes, the lower nozzle tubcsbeing adaptedto 'receive bottles thereouand inject lirjuid into the interior thereof and the upper nozzle tubes being adapted'tu-spray the inverted bottoms of the bottles.

3. In a device of the character described,- a stationary` valve\ member having :i plurality of' liquid supply chambers, supply pipes connecting with the supply chambers, a valve casing rotatably mounted on the valve member and havingva port communicating with the valve chambers successively by registering 'with openings in the valve member leading from said chambers, and a.bottle"sp ray ing; device comprising a coupling connected with `the valve, casing and communicating with the port, a lower feed pipe loeding'from the coupling and provided withbrancli pipes.

.valve vmember having a plurality of liquid suppl'y chamadapted to spray' the inupwardly extending nozzle tubes on the branch pipes, an

upperfeed pipe connected with the coupling and having branch pipes, nozzle tubes connected therewith, a tr-ay sup-- port carried by'the valvevcasinga tray mounted on the tray support having openings through whichv the lower nozzle\ ti1bes project and adapted to receive 4the necks of bnttles, and lugs in the openings'to space the bottles from the walls or' thc openings and permitlliiiuid to pass there= between,` 4'

4.'- ln :ifdevice of valve member, a supply pipe connected with the kvalve member,u a' valve casing rotatably mounted on the valve member and having' a port communicating; with an opening;v

the character described, u statlonary4 iu the valve member. a bottle support having lower and n upper nozzle tubes adapted to spray bottles contained yon the support, anda protecting casing'carried by the bottle support for preventing the splashing `pf water,l there being 5. In a device of the character described, a stationary valve member, a supply pipe connecting with the valve member, a valve easing,Y rotatably mounted on the valve member and having a number of ports communicating with an opening in the valve member, couplings connected with the ports of the valve casing, nozzle tubes communieatingl with the couplings for injecting water into the bottles and for sprayingr the inverted bottoms thereof, a fraaie mounted on the couplings, supporting arms carried by the frame, bases seated onthe supporting arms and provided with openings to receive the nozzle tubes that inject water into the bottles, and removable trays resting on the bases and also provided with openings through which the nozzle.

valve member havin.;Y a plurality of liquid supply chambers, supply pipes connecting with the supply chambers, a valve casing rotatably mounted on the valve member and having a number of ports communicating with the chambers successively hy registering with openings in the valve member leading from said chambers, bottle spraying devices carried by the valve casing and conunuuicnting with the ports., each of the valve chambers having a pair of openings dlametrieally opposite each other whereby the same effect is produced upon the bottle spraying devices in their passage onehnli way around the valve member that is produced in their passage the other half way around the valve member.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presenc of two witnesses.

DAVID E. sHAw.

Witnesses lt. S. C. C.\LD\v1-;I.i ANNA 1A SeiLuin'rnAUi-:le