US1423342A - Label separator and remover for bottle-washing apparatus - Google Patents

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c. H. LoEw AND J. R. GHUETTER.

APPLICATION FILEB JUNE 30| 1919 Patented Juy 18, 1922i. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

LABEL sEPARATon AND REMoyER FOR BOTTLE WASHING APPARATUS.l

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C. H. LOEWAND l. R. GRUETTER. LABEL /SEPARATO AND REMOVER FOR' BQTTLE WASHING APPARATUS.

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Patelpted July 189 1922.

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CHARLES I-I. LOEW AND JOHN R. GRUETTER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, QASSIGNORS TO THE LOEW lVAIT'FACTURING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION or OHIO.

LABEL SEPARATOR AN D REMOVER FOR BOTTLE-WASING AFPALRMA'JTIJ'S,`

Specification of Letters Patent.

rai-.entes July is, 1922.

Original application filed March 17, 1917, Serial No. 155,422. Divided and this application filed .Tune 30,

1919. Serial No. 307,840.

T0 all wiwi/n t may concern.'

vBe it known thatl we, CHAnLns H. Louw and ,loi-1N R. GRUETTER, citizens of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Chio, have inventedV a certain new and useful Improvement in Label Separators and Removers for Bottle-llVashing Apparatus, of which the following is a iull,.clear,-and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. f

This invention relates to bottle washing apparatus, and more particularly to the means for collecting the labelsand sediment dislodged from the bottles during the washing operation, this application being a division of our application No. 155,422 filed March 17, 1917. It is the general purpose of the invention to provide an apparatus of this character with simple and effectivev means for the collection and removal oi' the labels, without interference with the ordinary operation of the apparatus, and particularly without delay in or detriment toy the supply of cleansing liquid to the bottles.

le realize the foregoing objects yin and through the construction shown in the drawings forming part hereof, wherein-Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal Vsectional view through a portion of a bottle washing apparatus embodying our invention; F ig. 2 is a plan view or a portion oi' such apparatus; F ig. 3 is a sectional detail corresponding` to the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; and F ig. 41- is a detail l in perspective of the connection between the label remover and the endless belt b which 1t 1s driven.

The apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be substantially identical with that shown in our'application hereinbe'fore referred to. In these views, 1 denotes the bottomwall, 2 thel end walls and 3 one ofthe side walls of a tank. The lower part of this tank forms a receptacle for the cleansing solution for the bottles and, in order to prevent the access oi labels and other sediment to'such solution, a cover for the liquid in such receptacle is provided, said cover comprising a centrally curved shelf'` section l extending transversely between the side walls 3 and upwardly inclined sections 5 and 6, tlie cen-/ tral section t being perforated, as indicated at ta for the drainage of liquid discharged therefrom. interposed between the bottom 8a. The boxes .are slidably mounted upony rails 9, by means of angle irons 10, the rails being conveniently supported by the side walls oi' the tank.` i An endless bottle conveyor is indicated at 11, the said conveyor comprising a plurality of transverse bottle supporting frames 12, which conveyor is advanced intermittently through the apparatus, beneath the roof 13 and above the liquid receptacle, as by means of a pawl-carrying rodla on each side of the tank, each rod having a plurality of detent pawls 15 and being reciprocated, as by means of an electricmotor and suitable connections, such as shown and described 1 in our aforesaid application. The conveyoris shown as conducted aroundthe guide wheels 16, its lower branch ory sectionbeingsupported by a suitable longitudinal track y17 beneath the tank. g

Liquid for washing the bottles externally may be delivered from the liquid receptacle through a pipe 13 andV a spray box 19 located above the bottle conveyor, while liquid for washing theinsides and outsides ofy the bottles may be supplied to the same-trom the same receptacle by means of a pair ofjet boxes 2OV eaclrhavingL nozzles', the boxes being suppliedwith liquidfrom the tank 1,rv

as by a pump A21 supplied from saidftank, driven by the electric' motor 22 and delivering liquid to the boxes 19and 20 thereof the pipes 21a and suitable connections such as shown, described and claimed in our aforesaid application. v

Above the inclined walls G and .between the jet boxes 2O and said walls are the imperforate walls 23 and 211. These walls eX- tend transversely of the tank from opposite ends thereof, having their adjacent ends spaced from each other and adapted to `deliver labels upon the central section Ll therebeneath.

W ith the construction and arrangement of parts thus far shown and described, it Will be evident that any labels and other sedin ment removed from the bottles by the action of the liquid supplied from the boxes 19 and 20 will be delivered to the central shelf fecting this connection being indicated in Fig. 3, wherein a special side plate 29 is provided for each chain, each of which side plates is extended tok provide openings 30 adapted to register with corresponding openings 30 in a similar plate 31 having a sleeve 32 which supports the adjacent end. of the rod 28. The plates 29 and 31 being connected,` as by `means of bolts BObcXtending through the said openings 30 and 30, the two chains will serve to drive the rod28.

T he rod 28 operates a` label remover which is arranged `to reciprocate `upon the central perforate shelf section 4i of the label collecting` roof. The label remover shown as a forked scraper `each fork having a scraping edge 33, the central portion Bel of the` scraper being pivotally connected to links 35,' as by means of pins 36 extending through openings in lugs 37 onfthe scraper.

:The opposite ends of the links are pivoted upon the rod 28, through sleeves 38. The rod is shown as provided ivith stop collars 39 which cooperate with the sleeves 3S to` center the links upon the rod.`

wWith theparts constructed and arranged as described, it is believed that the operation Will be easily understood. Labels and sedie ment dislodged `from the bottles ivill be conducted to the curved central shelf section 4l; The liquid delivered with thelabels and sediment will drain through the perforations of this section. The chains 27 may Ybe driven in any convenient `manner from the motor 22 as shown and described inour application No. 155,422 aforesaid. *This Will cause the label remover `to be reciprocated upon the shelfsectiond, `removing the labels therefrom into the boxes 7 and 8. Any surplus liquid conducted into these boxes will.

drain through the openings thereof into the receptacle beneath andmaybe re-usedv for the treatment of other bottles.

The construction described herein prof.

vides economical means for collecting and removing labels from a bottle Washing apparatus and one which has proven to be eX- tremely eliicient in operation. l

Having thus described our invention, what We claim is 1. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a liquid receptacle, a bottle support above said receptacle, a label collecting shelf beloiv said support and above the bottom of the receptacle, an endless rotary carrier above said shelf, and a label engaging device att-ached to said carrier and cooperating with said shelf to remove labels therefrom.

2. ln an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a shelf, a bottle support above said shelf, a label receiving device below said shelf, and means movable along said shelf for removing` labels 'therefrom and delivering thesame to the said device.l i

3. In an apparatus of the character de` scribed, the combination of a liquid receptacle, a bottle support above said receptacle,`

a shelf haviugliquid.draining means and arranged below the bott-le support and above the` bottom of said receptacle, a collecting box or chamber in operative relation to said shelf, and labelreinoving means cooperating with the said shelf .to remove the labels therel'rom into said box or chamber. Y

Li. ln an apparatus of the character de scribed, the combination of a liquid receptacle` a bottle support above said reccjtacle, a shelf having liquid draining means and arranged below the bottle support and above the bottoni of; said receptacle. a collecting` bor. or chamber having abottom provided with liquid draining` means and extending through the said Wall of the receptacle, an endless rotary carrier above said shelf, and

a label engaging device attached to said carrier and cooperating with said shell to move the labels therefrom into "said box or chamber. i In an apparatus of the character described, tlie combination of a liquid receptacle, a bottle support above said receptacle, a shelf arranged beloiv the bottlesupport and above the bottom of said receptacle, a collecting boxor chamber in operative rela tion `to each end of said shelf, a reciprocable label vremover cooperating with` said shelf,`

and` means for driving ther said label remover, thereby to transfer the labelsfrom Said shelf into said boxes. y i

In testimony vvhereof,`vve hereunto `aiiix our signatures. i

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