US905005A - Bottle-corking machine. - Google Patents

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R. J.-s"GHL0ssER @L H. R. FISHER.

f BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE.

APPLIATION FILED JULY 23, 1907.

905,005. A Patented N0v.24.19o8.

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R. J. SQHLOSSBR & H. R. FISHER. BOTTLE CORKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILEDy JULY 23,119-07. 24

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Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

R. J. SGHLOSSER & H. B.. FISHER.

BOTTLEA GORKING MACHINE. I APPLIOATION FILED JULY 23, 1907.

UNiTnD N STATESPATENT ormoni.

ROBERT J. SCHLOSSER AND HENRY FISHER, OF WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE PISO COMPANY, OF WARREN, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFv PENNSYLT VAN-IA.

Borr'rLE-conme MAomNE.

No. 905,005. v

sp eeiscation of metter Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

i Application filed July 23, 1907. Serial No. 386,104.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, Ronnn'r J. SCHLossEn and HENRY R. Fisnna,citize1isof vtheUnited States, `residing at Warren, in the county of Warren and State of; Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements `in Bott-le-Corking Machines, of which the fol.- lowing is a specification. This invention relates to a machine for corking bottles, and has for its object to provide a machine of such class, in a manner as hereinafter described, in which the conrplete `operation of feeding the bottles and inserting the cork, `as well Vas feeding the'.

coi-ks to be inserted in the bottle necks will all be automatically and correlatively 4effected. Y

Further objects of the invent-ion are to provide a machine-of such class which shall be simple in its construction, strong, durable, efficient in its use, automatic in its operation, readily set -up and inexpensive to manufacture. y "With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and `arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically` de-` scribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein` is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, modifications and variations can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing theinvention in detail ref-` erence is had to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views and in AWhich-A Figure 1 is an elevation andlongitudinal section of afmachine for corking bottles in accordance with this invention; Fig. '2 is a sectional end elevation Fig. 3 is a plan of the cork-carrying plate; Fig. 4. is a longitudinal sectional detail Vbroken away illustrating lthe cork feeding tubes, cork carrying plate,- compl'essorcarrying bar, cork conx pressor andv further showing the manner of inserting a cork in the bottle neck, thecork i Referring to the drawings by reference characters, 1 and 2 denote a palr of longitudinally extending' combined supporting and 'guide rails, each formed integral with,

or connectedto the end supports 3, 4 and the intermediate supports The inner por-A tion 6 of each of the rails 1, 2 constitutes a track upon which travels a bottle carrier-.7. The bottles 8 are mounted upon the carrier in rows which extend. transversely of the carrier 7. The carrier 7 is fed towards the means for inserting the corks (to be 'here -inafter described)l in an intermittent manner to enable the said cork-inserting means to -operate intermittently upon the rows of bottleswso that during each coi-king operation aplurality of bottles will'be corked. To provide for the intermittent or step by step movement ofthe carrier 7 so that said carrier `will be shifted in alongltudmal ,d1-,

rection towards the corkinserting means, the carrier 7 'has its lower face formed with a series of transversely-eXtending teeth 9, the teeth Q 'b'eing so disposed with respect to the rows of bottles that each tooth, when the bottles are positioned upon the carrier, will' be in vertical alinement with the necks of the' bottles of Aa row. Adapted to intermitl tently engage -the teeth 9 so as, to cause the shifting of .the carrier is a dog 10. The position of the dog 10 with respect to the teeth of'jthe'carrier is that such dog is arranged to engage the teeth approximately centrally thereof. The do 10 is pivoted, a's at 11, to

the upper yend o a lever arm 12, the latter carrying a stud 13 whichconstitutcs an abutment l:for the dog 10 when it is in engagement with a tooth 9 -to shift. the carrier, the stud I3 therefore arresting the swinging movement of the dog 10 in one direction. The lower yend'of the lever arm l2 is pivotally connected as at 14'to a link 15 which has one end pivoted upon the cross rod 16 mounted in the intermediate supports 5. The other end of the link 15 is attached, as at 17 to an eccentric rod 18 carried by the strap 20 ofthe eccentric 21 which .is mounted uponthe operating shaft. 22. The `latter is jdurnaled in the intermediate supports 5 and has each end prejecting therefrom. One of the projecting ends. of the shaft 22 carries a pinion 23,'the function of which will be hereinafter referred toand the other projecting end of said shaft 22 carries a.

drive lpulley 24 operated from a prime mover (not shown), and which is adapted to be clutched to and unclutched from the shaft 22 in a manner as hereinafter -set forth. From the foregoing arrangement of parts it is evident that when the shaft 22 is rotated, motion will be imparted to the eccentric 21 Which, through the medium of the rod 17, Will actuate the link l5, and the latter in turn Will shift'the lever arm 12, causing the dog 10 to engage a tooth 9 and shift fthe carrier 7 a distance necessary to position a row of bottles to receive corks driven in the necks of the bottles in a manner as hereinafter referred to.

Projecting upwardly from each of the combined guide and supporting bars is an upright 26 connected together at their tops by the transversely-extending cross member 27 which is formed at each end with an opening constituting guides for the recipro-` catory rods 28 for actuating the cork drivers 30 which are secured to a transversely-extending bar 3l attached to the rods 28. lIhese latter are actuated through eccentrics 28a carried by the shaft 22. The bar 31 is attached to the rods 28 below the cross member 27'. The function of the cork drivers 30 is to force the corks through the cork-carrying 32 having each side thereof provided with aY longitudinally-extending ledge 33 constituting aV track, as Well .as a support for the shiftable cork-carrying plate 34. The latter is formed with a centrally-disposed rectangular opening 35 in which is mounted a pair of cork transferrers each formed of two members, the members of one transferrer being indicated by 'the reference characters 36, 37, while the members of the other transferrer are indicated by the reference characters 3 8, 39. The members 36, 38 are stationary relative to the plate 34, while the members 37, 39 are adjustable. The members 36, 38 are formed with a series of vsemicylindrical grooves 40, while the members 37, 39 are formed with like grooves 41. The grooves of the ymembers-36, 38 oppose the grooves of the members 37, 39, thereby providing each of the transferrers with a series of circular openings to receive the corks when they are fed thereto from the cork supply means. Normally, the member 37 is held in engagement With the member 36 and a like' arrangement is had in connection with the member 38 With respect to the member 39 through the medium of' a pair of com ression springs 42 which are interpose tween the members 37 39. The springs 42 are carried by the bars 43 having screwthreaded ends, the said bars extending through the plate 34 and carrying on their screw-threaded ends the nuts 44. The hars be-v i 43 also carry fixed collars Yti which abut against the members 35, 38 for permanently retaining them against the plate 34. The members 37, 39 are adapted to be shifted fromthe members 36, 38 so as to enlarge the cork-receiving openings to facilitate the entrance of the corks and for this` purpose stationary shifting arms are carried by the frame 32. These arms are indicated by the reference characters 46'. 47 and are arranged in pairs. The arms 46 are adapted to eugage the member 37 for shifting it and the arms 47 are adapted to engage the member 38 for shifting it'. The shifting of the mem her 37 is alternate with respect to the shifting of the member 39. To prevent. the coi-ks falling through the trausferrers when t:lie v are opened a thin plate 34 is arranged helow said transferrers and secured to the frame 32, the plate 34 having a centrallyvarranged opening 34b to allow of the opera tion of the cork drivers. The plate 34 is not as wide as the frame 32 forming a clearance 34" at each side. To provide for the operation of the arms 46, as well as the arms 47, the plate 34 is formed with a seriesl ol` passages 4S shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and in full lines in Fig. 4. 'lhe plate 34 is adapted to be reciprocated aml when recip rocated in one direction the arms t6 will shift the member 37 and when the plate Ittis moved in the opposite direction the arms 47 will shift the member 39. This arrange- -ment is had in view of the fact that the transferrers alternately receive the corks from the cork supplying mechanism, and furthermore the transferrers are alternately positioned with respect to the compressors` the latter to be hereinafter referred to. The

plate 34 is reciprocated through the medium moving through the keepers 57 tixed to anl upright 26 and an intermediate support 5. Attached to the slide bar 56 by the pin 58 is a link 59 which is eccentrically connected as at G0 to a gear 6l which meshes with the pinion 23. The other end of the rock shaft 49 carries a lever arm 49h which is pivotallv connected to the lugs 49p which depend from the lower face of the plate 34 and extend through the clearance 34".

/ From the foregoing arrangement it Vis evident that when the shaft 22 is rotated, motion will be transferred from the. pinion 23 to the gear 61, which actuating the link .79. will reciprocate the slide bar 56. On the up- Ward movement of the bar 56 the roller 55 will engagethe 'arm-,'53 ofthe bell crank,

rocking the shaft 49a, moving the arms 49",

lposite direct-ion. y 'The movement of the pla-te, however, owmg to the= arrangement of the rollers with respect to the arm 53 of the bell crank is such that' when the plate is atl `the limit of itsmo'vement in onevdir'ecti'o'n it Will remain stationary a suficient time `so as to enable the o eration of the drivers to force the corks rom a transferrer, "through the compressors and intothe bottle neck.4

The reference character 62 denotes'ai cork compressor-carrying bar supported upon the vertlcal members 63, these?latter'beingactul atedby the camsv 64"carried -by thev shaft .22.

The members 63" extend throughA and 'aref :guided bythe combined guide fand support ing rails 1, 2. The `compressor carryingbar 62 extends transversely ofthe machineand is'arrangedin the ath of the drivers BOand at each endftherco ,the bar 62`is formed with an opening"` 165i yand l through whiclextend elongated opening extending inthe direction of the length thereof, as at 65, Withthe side-y walls'of saidl openings shouldered as at 66 a plurality of cork guides 67. These compressors'are shouldered, as at 68, suchshoulvbe stripped of the cork.

ders being adapted to sea-t upon the shoulders 66 of thel bar 62. Each ofthe combined guides and compressors 67 is formed with a conoidal-v shaped opening 69 the `Wal1` lof which 'com-f .resses the cork and Iis 'further provided on its ower face with a nip- 7 0v for centering `the compressor with respect to thebottle nec-k, 4as

clearly shown in Fig. 4. The mountingof. the compressors 1n a loose mannerv 1n the bar 62 allows forl the automatic adjustment there@ of owing to the-irregularities in the bottle neck, particularly'in regard to the 'hei'ht thereof. `The automatic adjustment o a compressor is clearly shown in Fig". 4. The function "of the" compressors 67 is not" only to compress' t-he cork asit is bein'gfdriven into the-bottle neck as clearly shown infFi'g.

4, but also tostrip thecork in *view of the is elevated, carrying the compressors'there-- with and consequently t-hecompressor will The vertical movement of the bar 62 is lia-d against the pull of the springs 71 so that as 'the members 63 lower the pull of the spring 71 will cause the bar 62 to position the compressors 67 in operative relation withrespect to the mouths of the bottles. l

' The means for feeding the corks to the transferrers consist-s of twol series of cork tubes 7 2,' the numberof cork tubes of; each series corresponding tothe number of corkreceiving openings of a transferrer. l LThe 4tubes of each series are 'braced at` theirrtops "'-cork transferrers-that thc-plate 34will act tofcut ofi' thesupplyofcoi'ks from one series of tubes, whilethe lcojrksof the other series of tubes are'beingrv supplied .tof'a transferren The vreference character'78 denotes a clutch mounted upon the shaft l22 and whichl lis adapted to be-brought into engagement with the pulley 24, thereby clutching v it to the shaft 22 so as t'orotate the latter; After the last row of bottles has been corked the clutch 78 is automatically moved out ofengagement with the pulley 24, thereby discontinuing the foperation'of theshaft'22. vThe means for automatically moving the clutch 78 out of engagement with the pulleyv 24 to unclutch the latter vfrom the 'shaft 22` consists of a block 79 attached to one'side ofthe carrier and which is adapted to engage and shift in a lateraldirection, 'the lever arm 80 so as to `elevate the. vertica1ly-extending member 81 having its upperend formed with a hook 82 and its lower'end pivotally connected as at 83 to .a hinged rod 86 carrying a roller 87 which bearsagainst .a bar 88 pivoted at'its lower end asll at 89 and `attached intermediatc its ends to the clutch 7 8. Afguidef'9'0`is provided lfor the verticallyextendin'g member 81. Vlien the lever 80 is moved later- `ally by the block 79 the member 81 will be elevated lcarrying thearm 86 'therewithin an upward direction. The movement of the arm 86 in suchmannerwill'force the bar88 tion of therod 88 so as to prevent theclutch V78 from engaging with the pulley24. By

disconnecting the hooked end 82 from the hook member 91 the clutch 78 can be moved toclutch'thepulley 24 to the shaft 22, therevby throwing the machine into operation.

various mechanisms, but it will be stated that the shift-ing of the carrier to position a row of bottles to be corked is had when the drivers 30 start to return to their inoperative position. After the drivers are moved clear of the transferrers the plate 34 is moved in an opposite direction so as to position the transferrer which has received a set of corks in .the path f the drivers while the other transferrer from which the corks have been ejected is positioned to receive another supply of corks. After the last row'of bottles has been corked Athe clutch mechanism is thrown out of operation so as to discontinue the actuation of the various mechanisms of the machine. It will furthermore be stated that as the drivers return towards their inoperative position thecams 64 elevate the rods 71 so as to move the bar 62 vertically thereby causing the corks to be stripped rfrom the compressors.

1. A machine of kthe character -described comprising a frame, a reciprocatory plate mounted upon said frame', a pair of corktransferrers carried by said plate-and adapted to receive the corks from. an independent cork supply, and means carried by the frame andadapted `to extend in the plate and engage the transferrers .for adjusting them,

'thereby facilitating therein .the entrance of the corks received fromthe supply.

2. A machine ofthe character described comprising av frame, -a reciprocatory plate; supported thereby, a pair of transferrers carried by the plate and adapted to alternately receive corks from an independent cork supn ply,and means fixed to the frame and adapted to extend in the plate during the reciprocations thereof,l thereby adjusting the transferrers to facilitate the entrance therein of the corksreceived from the supply.

3. A machine for corking bottles comprising corkidaivers, carrier for shifting the bottles'to a positin to'be corked, 'automatically-adjustablecork guides arranged in the path of the drivers, a plurality of se `arate cork supplies, a pair of cork-trans errers alternately receiving Icorks from one of said supplies, and means for alternately positioning said transferrers over the guides in the path of the drivers.

4. A machine of the character described comprising cork drivers, a bottle carrier for shifting the bottles to a position to be corked, means for intermittently shifting said carrier, automatically adjustable cork guides arranged in the path of said drivers, a cork supply, a pair of cork transferrers, and a reciprocatory plate for alternately positioiil .transferrers over the guides and in the path ofthe drivers, means for reciprocating said drivers, and means for reciprocating said plate.

6. A machine of the, character described `comprising a bottle carrier, means for inserting corks in the necksof the bottles, an operating means therefor and for said carrier, a clutch mechanism for connecting said operating-means with a prime' mover, and .a clutch shifting mechanism adapted to beactuated by a carrier for throwing the clutch mechanism to inoperative position, thereby discontinuing the operation of said operating means.

7. A machine for corking bottles comprising reciprocatory cork drivers, a pair of cork transferrers operating at right angles with respect to the direction of the cork-drivers, a vertically-adjustable cork compressor bar, automatically-adjustable cork guides mounted .in said bar, means for alternately positioning a transferrer over said guides, and a carrier adapted to position the bottles beneath the guides and in the path of the drivers.

8. A machine for corking bottles comprising reciprocatory cork drivers, a pair of cork transferrers operating at right angles with 'respect to the direction of the cork drivers,

a vertically-adjustable cork compressor bar,

ed in said bar, means for alternately positioiiing a transferrer over said guides, a carrier adapted toposition the bottles beneath the guides and in the path of the drivers, an operating shaft, means actuated from said operating shaft for reciprocating the drivers, means actuated .from said operating shaft for shifting said compressor bar, means actuated from said shaft for shifting the corky transferrers, means actuated from said shaft for shifting the carrier, a clutch for connecting said shaft to a prime mover, and means actuated by the carrier for throwing said clutch to an inoperative position, thereby discontinuing the operation of the machine.

9. A machine for corking bottles comprising cork drivers, a-carrier for intermittently shifting rows of bottles to a position to bc corked, a pair of cork supplies, a pair of transferrers adapted to alternately receive corks from said supplies, means for o ening one of the transfcrrersto facilitate t c enmember opposing .the grooves of theothermember forming thereby cork receiving openings, means for ,shifting said adjustable member from the stationary member thereby increasing the size of the 'cork receivlng openings to facilitate the entrance of` the corks therein,` and means whereby said adjustable member is automatically returned to normal position, thereby decreasing the size of said openings. i j

11'. A machine of the character desbribed col'uprising a pair of cork transferrers, each comprising a pair of grooved members one ot' which is adjustable, the grooves of one member opposing the grooves of the other member, forming thereby cork receiving openings, means for shifting said adjustable member from the stationary member thereby increasing the size of the cork receiving openings to *facilitate .the entrance of the corks therein, means whereby saidv adjustable member 1s automatically 'returned to normal posltlon thereby decreasmg the size of said openings, cork drivers,- and means A whereby said'transferrers position the corks in the path of said drivers.

12. A machine of the character described comprising a pair of cork transferrers, each comprising al pair of grooved members one of which isadjust-able, the grooves of 'one member opposing the grooves of the other member forming thereby cork receiving openings, means for shifting said adjustable -members from the stationary member, thereby increasing the size of -the cork receiving openings to facilitate the entrance of the corks therein, means whereby said adjustable member is automatically returned to normal position thereby decreasing the size' ofsald openings, cork drivers, vmeans whereby said transferrers position the corks in the path of said drivers, and a carrier for- -vintermittently positioning rows of bottles with the mouths of the bottles of each row in the path of said drivers to receive the corks.

`In testimony whereof we have hereunto set' our hands Ain 'presence of two subscribing witnesses. v ROBERT J. SCHLOSSER.

HENRYR. FISHER. Witnesses G. C. Sw NsoN,.

E. I. 'BRIDENBAKER.

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