US965535A - Bottle-sealing apparatus. - Google Patents

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G. M. CfNIELSEN.' BOTTLE SEALING APPARATUS. v

* APPLICATION FILED MAY@ 1907'.

Patented July 26, 1910.

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G. M. o. NIELSVEN. BOTTLE SEALING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1907.

Patented July 26, 1,910.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 1 965,535. 6 9? Patented July 26,1910.

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Specification of Letters. Patent.

Application filed May o, 1907,

Patented July 26, 1910n Serial No. 372,204. I

To all whom it may concern' Be it known that l, Gnomi M, C. Nrnnsnn, a citizen of Denmark, and a resident of Millis, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,

' have invented certain new and useful lm* provements 1n Bottle-Sealing Apparatus, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle sealing apparatus. i A

. More particularly, it relates to mec ,anism for sealing the mouth of a bottle with a cork cap; and it comprises apparatus for feeding caps, one at a time, to the bottle, aiiixing and :fastening the caps; and incidental mechan- 1 the invention, reference being had to the ac A l,ticular construction companying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elveation of one form of apparatus embodying' the invention, showing` a bottle in place to be sealed. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan, in section, on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, some what enlarged, showing the head. Fig. i is an elevation, in section, of part of the head online 44 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is an elevation, in section, on line 5--5 of Fig. 1, further enlarged7 showing the reciprocating mechanism. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the head. Fir; 7 isa plan of the same. Fig. 8 is an elevation, in section, on line 8,-8 of Fig. 7. Figs. 9 and 10 are iull size elevations, in section, showing different stages in the operation of sealing the bottle ln the drawings, the invention is represented. as it may be embodied in a. machine suitable for closing bottles with cork caps or stoppers'of the general type shown in the pate-nt to Frederick Recht, No. 646,627, dated April 3, 1900; but the invention is not limited to this particular use, nor to the parhere shown and described.

ln operation, the circular plate 2 (see Figs 3, Li, 9 and 10) is rotated a certain angular distance periodically, thus positioning stopper caps 21 successively under head 70,; and 1n the uitervals the stand 19 raises and forces both bottle and cap into cylin- MIIJLIS, MASSACHUSETTS, 'A'

a bottle against the stopper thusl positioneddrical die 22, bending or drawing the cap y iiange downward until the wire engages under a bead l) on the bottle.

The frame 11 carries near its base a rec# tangular flange 12, having two journal boxes 13 for supporting the driving shaft 14; The latter carries a clutch member 1/6 and. loose driving pulley 15; a cam 17 for operating the feed mechanism; and a crank 18 for operat ing the bottle support 19.

' Anya suitable clutch controlling mechan' ism may be employed without affecting the principle'of the invention. ln that here shown, foot lever 25, pivoted at 26 to ear 27 dependingI from flange 12, carries a sprin G controlled dog 28, pivoted at 29, positioned to Vengage a lip on a. clutch-disengaging member 30, which is pivotally mounted on' the frame at 31. The member 30 is adapted to control thev action of lug 32, in a well known manner, to cause or to prevent engagement and rotation of member 16 and shaft 14 with the constantly rotating pulley 15. Spring 33 holds member 30 normally against the clutch member 16, and spring 34 holds lever 25 normally up. Clutch lug 32 is caught at each revolution by the wedge point of 30 and 'thereby drawn out of engagement with its driving wheel 15. When toot lever 25 is depressed, carrying dog 28 downward and thus swinging the Wedge pointof 30 outward to let lug 32 into eny gagement with wheel 15, the tail 37 of dog 28 is arrested by fixed pin 38, and. further depression of lever 25 causes dog 28 to swing around its pivot 29 until its upper portion is disengaged from member 80, whereupon spring 33 draws this member back inward, so that it is again in. position to intercept lug 30 and open the clutch upon the completion ot the iirst revolution of the lug. A raised cam-like portion v3G of clutch member-16 is' provided, and a roller or pin 35 on member- 3() is adapted to be engaged and forced outward by it, with the eii'ect of forcing the wedge point of 30 inward into its position for engaging the lug 32,' or of maintaining it there, despite the possible carelessness' of the operator in depressing the lever 25 at the wrong time, ormaintaining it depressed too long. During a single complete-reviflu- 'tion ofthe clutch a complete cycle of the bottle sealing operations occurs; and the purpose ot' the mechanism last described is to make sure of a suicient interval for properly insertingl a. fresh bottlebefore the ma- 5 chinery starts on the next. v

Any suitable bottle closing mechanism may be used. As 'here represented,-the bottle support 19 is guided by ears 41, 41 on frame 11, and is actuated by toggle links 42, 43,

j controlled by connecting rod 44 and crank arm 18 on shaft 14.` The lower pivot pin 45 of link 43 is hung on two spring-supported posts 46, 40, to allow bottle support 19 to yield under excessive strain caused by` -225 naled in ears 5G, 56 ontube 53, each of which has a groove 57 inv its periphery normally positioned to receive by Gravity the 'rim of the loweststopper 21. The rear ends of shafts 55, 55 are provided with intern'ieshing sectors 58, 59, to the latter of which is pivotally attached a guiding or actuating rod (30. In action no stopper can get' past shafts 55 except by means of grooves 57. Tube 58, which may be supplemented by auxiliary tube G1, is provided throughout its length with a narrow slot 62, through which pi'oject the handles 52 of the various stoppers which fill the tube above shafts The feeding disk 2O is a disk or annular 40 pla'te rotatably inclosed between two stationary plates 05 and 0G secured tol frame 11 by braces G7,' 07. It is provided with a series of recesses (S8 (see Fig. for receiving stoppcrs 21 from tube 53 and con-4 vcying them into position for attachment to the bottles. Narrow slots 69, matching with .slot G2 in tubi` 58, are formed on thel periphery of `disk 20 opposite-each recess G8, through which la handle 52 may project. As stopper 21 is fed through its last stage to the head 70, a retainingr arm A7l )ivotally mounted in ears '72, 72 Fig) on liead 70, yields slightly to permit passage oi handle 52 and then closes to forma com- 55 plete inclosingjring 73 (Figs. '1, 9). The' operation of arm 7l is controlled by a lever 74, pivotally vmounted inthe same ears 72, whose inner end carries a roll 75 adapted to engage segmental recesses 76,' 76 on the in-l 6o\ner periphery of disk 20, said engagement being insured by means of-spring 7T. vDui'- ing ,the rotation of disk 20 roll 75 is moved inwardly against the action of spring 77 to cause 'the aforesaid opening of arm 71, while a cap 21 is carried under head 70. When -holes 88. When rock-arm roll 7 5 reaches the next recess 76 the arm 71 closes; and simultaneously disk 20 Stops rotating.

The angular advance of ldisk 20 carries? l each recess 68 forward into the posit-ion previously occupied by the one ahead, and thus aftereach advance a stopper loaded from the tube 53 into one recess G8.1 while another is fitted to the bottle from the second recess aheadl (Fig. 8), the intermediate recess G8 carrying a 'stopper cn oi/mie. 'if the ma- 1 fchine is mishandled that a stopper 21 passes head .70, it will drop through a recess (shown by dotted lines in Fig'. 3) in the lower plate 6G, and may be caught in a snit.-4 able trough, not shown. ,l y

The intermittent rotation of disk 20 is v caused by a reciprocating device attached to -lower plate 66, described as follows:- Guide 81 is provided with a suitable recess for receiving a slide plate 82 having ears 83 (Figs.

l2, 3, 4fand 5). Pivotally mounted on' these ears is a swivel block 84, having a rearward projection 85 which acts as a. stop block. Feed lever 8G is pivotally mounted on swivel block 84, and carries. at its forward end the feed pin 87, adapted to engage successively holes 88 in disk 20 through curved slot 89 in` plate 60 and guide 81. To swivel block 84 is secured a slotted head 90 in which is pivotally mounted a link 91, the other end ofl which' is pivotally connected at 92 to rockarm 93, pivoted to frame 11 at 94.4 The other end of rock-arm 98 is engaged by cam rod 95, connected by adjusting nut 96 to cam slide 97, which carries at its lower end cam roll 98 engaging cam slot 99 in cam 17. Swivel block 84 permits pin 87 to follow the hole 88- in its circular path, and stop-block 85 is so shaped-that it prevents the pivotal motion in ears 83 from exceeding that necessary for the pin to engage and disengage 98 is' pushed rearwardly, feed lever 8G and pin 87 at first oscillate on pivot 100 until stop-block 85 impinges against the under side Vot slide plate 82. This causes disengagement of pin" 87 ;k

which is still guided in curved slot 89 dur1lf ing its backward movement which next en` sues. After pin 87 is retracted s iifiiciently to register with the next hole 88, a forward movement ofv rock-arm 98 causes engagenient therewith by 80 and 87 turning about pivot 100.

. To provide a positive lock' for disk 20 during the corking' operation, there is attached to the under side of plate G6 and back of tube 53 a cylinder 101, which carries a spring-pressed piston 102 which registers with and exactly fits recesses 08 in ldisk 20.

In Fig. 2 the linkage is shown in position ready for feeding, with feed pin 87 in one of the holesl 88. At this time piston 102 is drawn down, out of engagementwith the particular recess G8 that registers withy it,

senese .t free to revolve. The withpiston 102 is aceompiished by a i sn '.103 pivot-ed to fi ame 11 at 104C, the lo' er sad of which is adjustably secured to 5 rockeriii 93 by a slotted link 105. As the feeding operation progresses, 'forward movement of the upright stem of rock-arm 93 casses an upward movement of the forward arm oii roclnarrn 103', thereby releasing piston 102' and allowing its spring 'to press it against the under side or disk 2t), there being no recess 138 then in register. 11s soon as the feed motion is completed the next recess f registers with piston 102, which is then 'orced into the recess. This securely locks 2Q while the corking operation is in I ess.v Piston 102 has a downwardly projiecting stem 110 which is pivotally conneen luto the forked end of lever 111, fulcrnn'ied at 1121s frame 11, said lever 111 b k, pirated at its ether end to actuating not. before mentioned. llinie, every movement which takes place in the head is l y the operation of the cam 17, inu

harmonious action or" `the different 'tion to the provision at the toot of e links s2, 13, to take 'care of any caused by 6 jamming, it is adto provide means 'for relieving the non the linkage for voperating the parts become jammed or .1. on. Referring to Fig. 2, r end of crammed is formed of pieces 115, 116, pivot-ally connected at and normally held together by spring iter-ni the mounting for pin. 119 in if, dering the upward. mo-

o,L cerne-od 95, an obstruction should 'the head meehanism, pin 119 would open the jaws 1.15, 115 against the ac- ;t spring 112., and would slip inetiectinto the space marked 120. 'This acrend and continuing as long L thus vpr.swart-ing 1n- .o operation of the head is as follows, reiter-ring to rigs, 3, l1. 9 and 10: Directly over bot... e support.

an. opening 121 in. plate (1G large to permit the 'entrance of the .neck t-tie ld. .las recesses 68 indisk 20 ,rter diameter than the extreme 21, the stopper would drop h this sperling in plate 56 when 1' into register with head 'Z0 unless are provided. A recess is .vii around the opening 121 a o symmetrical halves 122, 123 forming an inelosing ring whose g is smaller than the diameter of s 'von per fre ine rrhalves are piyoted at 124: normally held together by a curved morder to support stopper 21.

recoverinfrJ itself when 19 and under head 70' When the bottle ascends, theneck Ny forces its way between these halves 122, 123, which open against spring 125, and presses stopper 21 against a spring plunger 126, in die 22,

whose lower surface is normally iush with the under side of plate 65. As the neck N ascends, plunger 126 recedes upward against its spring 127 until the parts reach the posi-` tion shown in Fig. 9,-where the stopper 21 has partially entered vthe recess left by the ascending plunger i126, and is positioned upon the neck N for the nal stave, shown in Fig. 10. Wire 51 is originally lormed as an incomplete ring of a dlameter tooy great to enter the plunger recess. When the cap in which this ring is inclosed is pushed upward into this die-recess the tendency is to'v force the ring downward and .to form it into a ring of smaller diameter below the bead b on neck N; and the latter slightly com resses the cork as shown in Fig. 10. e use of the yielding s ring plunger 126v is two-r fold irst it a ords pressure on the top surface of stopper 21, sustaining it'during the forming of wire 51 around bead ,ln-thus compelling a yclose it of the cork-Wafer upon the bottle top; and, second, it expels the corked bottle and overcomes the gripjof the distended halves 122, 123 upon the corked bott-le. l. 'v .i

Special attention is directedl to the-l slot 69. By making this slotnarrow and a reasonably close lit for-thefstem of a handle.

52, the stopper is led forward by the engagementof its handle in' thisfslot, rather than pushed by the walls o reeessS4 in which the body of the caprlies. This maintains the proper position'of handle 52 with reference to head 70; prevents the 'arm 71 from closing upon handle 52 and clamping it,

which might happen if said handle was angularly displaced a little from its intended position; andin general assures a uniform and. free passage of vcaps to thebottle without their becoming jammed on the way.

ln vthe claims the bottle sealing mechanism is referred to as stationary, meaning by this that it does not move about laterally, but stands and operates in one osition, although of course it is not utter y devoid-of motion in said position, and its parts'perform their mot-ions of compression etc. with respect to each other hereinbefore described. In thisA respect the distinction is made between this apparatus and machines which have heretofore4 been proposed. in which the compressing mechanism as a whole moves about the machine.

1 claim.: 1..-Feeding mechanism, comprising the combination of a reservoir for Stoppers with adapted'toadmit a single stopper and by rotation convey itthrough between them, said rotation being in the direction in which the stopper is conveyed. y

2. Feeding mechanism, comprising the combination of. a reservoir 'for Stoppers; two rotatable barriers set under the dis` charge thereof, having recesses adapted to admit a single stopper; and means to oscil- 'late the barriers on their axes, moving the recesses across the medial line between the axes.

3. The combination of vertically actin r means for compressing together a bottle and a stopper, with 'an intervening horizontally moving carrier for Stoppers bringing stoppers successively into position in the line of action of said compressing means, said car# rier having a multiplicity of stopper-holders moving successively into said position.

4. The combination of a stationarybottle stand and a sealing head vertically over it and means to press these two together, with a disk pivoted on a vertical axis and having a circle of perforations each adapted indiplane thereof.

' action of the pressing means.

vidually to receive a stopper, said disk projecting between the bottle stand and sealing head with its circle of peiforati-ons intersecting the line of action thereof; and means to rotate the disk step by step, carrying the perforations successively into said line of 5. The combination, with bottle closing mechanism, of a carrier disk having recesses for Stoppers, and narrow openings there- *from to the exterior allowing a handle on the stopper to project from the disk in the G. The combination, with bottle closing mechanism, of a carrier disk having perforations for stoppcrs, and a stationary support lthei'eunder for the stoppers; there being anarrow opening from each perforation to the exterior, forming' a lug for dragging Stoppers on said support to said mechanism.

7. 'The combination, with stationary bottle closing mechanism and a lcarrier conveying Stoppers successively thereto, and having pockets of capacity for one. stopper at a time; of a reservoir for stoppers, and means se'paratin the reservoir from the carrier and feeding Stoppers therefrom to the carthrough said late.

rier one at a time.

8. The combination, with stationaryfbottle closing mechanism, of a rotary plate .having a succession' of stopper carrier perforations, and meansl to bring the perforations successively into register with lsaid mechanism; there being access for Stoppers to the perforations on one side of said plate and final delivery of yStoppers therefrom on the opposite side, the Stoppers thus `passing 9. The com ination with stationary bottle closing mechanism, a rotary disk pierced with a succession of perforations for conveying Stoppers; and confining plates on each side of the disk, there being an opening t through one plate for admission of Stoppers, and an opening through the other plate for discharge thereof.-

10. The" combination of bottle closing mechanism with a stationary plate having an opening over the bottle stand, and a rotary plate above it, having pockets and peripheral slits 4suitable to receive handled Stoppers and convey them along the surface ofthe under plate to the opening therein.

11. The combination of stationary bottle closing mechanism adapted to hold abottle in vertical position; an adjacent supply reservoir of Stoppers adapted to discharge i ,having perforations for Stoppers; a horizontal plate thereunder, supporting the sto-ppers, having an opening over the bottle stand and 'means normally sustaining a stopper therein, and a subsequent opening beyond the bottle'stand affording free passage for Stoppers.

14. The combination, with bottle closing mechanism, of feed mechanism for Stoppers, comprising a stationary member and a carricr moving thereby having a. succession of equally spaced pockets for Stoppers; meansI to advance it intermittently; and a tapered springbolt passing through the stationary member into the pockets, locking the same .in register with the bottle closing mechanism, there being a lost motion connection to the intermittent feed withdrawing the bolt when the next advance commences.

15. Feed mechanism, comprising the combination of a rotary carrier disk, having a succession of bolt holes; an actuating pin adjacent, parallel to the holes and reciprocating-in a straight line; therebein'g a link pivoted thereon, a bolt on the link, fitting the holes, and a stationary plate adjacent,l having a slot through which the boltlpasses -curvcd in the line of travel `of said holes;

whereby the rectilinear actuation of .the pin effects curvilinear reciprocation .of the bolt..

- I 16. ,Feed mechanism, comprising a* feed- 1,39"

tion, followed by 'sliding en the ways, thus actuating the latch initially by the same drive motion which constitutes vthe feed.

17. The combination of a stationary bottle stand and a sealing head vertically over it and means toppress these two together; a reservoir for bottle Stoppers adjacent having a passage discharging therefrom vertically downward; a carrier for Stoppers having means to receive stoppers individually from said discharge passage; means to guide the carrier horizontally, the carrier passing ybctween said bottle stand and'seali'ng head; said carrier having a multiplicity of stopper holders arranged and adapted to register With said reservoir and also With said press- `ing means; said pressing'means comprising means to lift the bottle stand toward the sealing head, thereby, when a bottle is in place, lifting a stopperfrom the carrier'into the sealing head; and means to move the carrier step by step intermittently in one direction, stopping intermittently with two'of its pockets registering respectivelyA with said reservoir and pressing means.

18. The combination, in bottle Aclosing mechanism, of a stationary head for cornpressing a stopper upon a bottle; a carrie-r for Stoppers horizontally entering the head; and a split ring yclose below the head, one portion' thereof being pivoted on the machine, and there being a succession of cams upon the carrier Vswinging 'said ring member open and closed as cach stopper carrying portion of the carrier-enters under said head.

In testimony whereof lhereto aliix my signature, in 12th day of April, 1907,

GEORG M. C.- NIELSEN.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK L. PERKINS, EvEnn'r'r E. KENT.

presence of tvio Witnesses this v

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