US1463615A - Clothes drier - Google Patents

Description

' July 31, 1923. 1,463.615

E. 0. DE CAMP CLOTHES DRI ER Filed Aug. 11, 1922 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i/ OOOOOOOOOOOQ& 000000000000000 000000000000000 4 3 00019- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOO OOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO0OOOO?OOODO\OOO ,5 g gwoa'ntoz [His 0. Fe Cam Patented duly 31, 1923.

meant ELLIS 0. DE CAMP, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE WILLIAMSON HEATER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF. OHIO.

CLOTHES DRIER.

Application filed August 11, 1922. Serial No. 581,067.

1'0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, ELLIS 0. DE CAMP, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Clothes Drier, of which the following is a specification.-

An object of my invention is to provide a simple laundry drier wherein an even distribution of heat may be attained.

Another objectof my invent-ion is to provide a device of the type referred to wherein the burners may be disposed at one end of the device, yet, wherein, the same high degree of efficiency may be attained from all parts of the device.

These and other objects are attained by means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a drier embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmental transverse sectional view of the device shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a plan View of a distributor plate forming a detail of my invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3.

The casing 5 comprises angle plates 6 forming the corners of a rectangular structure between which extend suitable front, side and back plates 7, 8 and 9 respectively, the plates forming vertical closures for the device. A suitable cover 10 forms a lid or top for the case. The lower ends of the front and back plates are inturned whereby to form flanges 11 and 12 supporting the cross bars 13 upon which cross bars, is mounted a bottom pan or plate 14 and supports 15. Suitable burners 16 are mounted on the burner supports 15 and extend approximately one third of the length of the casing. The plates 7 and 9 have mounted on them suitable plates 17 removably supporting a deflector plate 18, and T bars 19 mounted on the deflector plate removably support a screen 20 above the deflector plate. The deflector plate is divided, lengthwise, into substantially three portions. The portion 28 has a series of slots or perforations 21 which extend in single rows along its opposite sides. The portion 29 immediately adjacent the last referred to portion, or in other words, the intermediate portion of the deflector plate has several rows of perforations 22 extending substantially parallel with the side edges of a deflector plate, the perforations extending inwardly a short distance from the side edges of the deflector plate whereby an im erforate center portion 23 is provided. he third section 30 of the deflector plate is located at the end of the deflector late and is spaced from the first mentione portion of the deflector plate by the intermediate portion thereof. The last mentioned portion of the deflector plate has spaced perforations 24: throughout its entire length and Width. The bottom plate has upturned flanges 25 formed along its opposite side edges, whereby a flow of air from the outside of the casing may enter the chamber 26 formed between the deflector plate and the bottom plate the flanges also serving to preclude light rays from passing between the bottom and the casin thereby avoiding burning and scorching o the floor supporting the. device. The bottom is rovided with a few apertures 31 immediate y below the burners, the apertures relieving the space immediately below the bottom and admitting oxygen to the burners.

In the operation of my device, the burner being located below the first mentioned portion 28 of the deflector plate, this first mentioned portion of the deflector plate is considerably hotter than the two other portions thereof, wherefore the limited number of holes disposed along the side edges of the first portion provide an adequate flow of heated air to that portion of the drier immediately above the burners. The intermediate portion 29 of the deflector plate permits a larger flow of heated air into the laundry drier, and the third mentioned portion 30 of the deflector plate permits a practically unobstructed flow of air from the chamber 26 to the .drying chamber 27 disposed above the deflector plate. The screen 20 serves to preclude scorching by the deflector plate of any articles which might fall from the hangers which are provided in the upper part of the chamber 27.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with a casing and burners adapted to generate heat within the casing, of a deflector plate mounted above the burners and dividing the casin into a drying chamber and a heating 0 amber, part of the deflector plate extending over the burnersand having perforations formed in it, the perforations increasing in number as the plate recedes from the burner.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of a casing, a deflector plate dividing the casing into a drying chamber and a heating chamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located below the deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflector plate having perfora tions extending along its side edges and spaced from the burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners being perforated vthruout its entire area, and the portion of the plate intermediate the remote end and the end of the plate above the burners having an imperforate center and having formed in it perforations extending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a casing, a deflector plate dividing the easing into a drying chamber and a heating chamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located below the deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflector plate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced from the burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners being perforated thruout its entire area, and the portion of the late intermediate the remote end and the en of the plate above the burners having an imperforate center and having formed in its perforations extending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, and a screen mounted within the drying chamber above the deflector plate.

41. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing, a deflector plate dividing the casing into a drying chamber and a heatin chamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located below the deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflector plate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced from the burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners being perforated throughout its entire area, and the portion of the plate intermediate the remote end and the end of the plat.) above the burners having an imperforate center and having formed in it perforations extending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, and a bottom plate for the heating chamber having "flanges formed on it controlling the admission of air to the heating chamber and'intercepting the light rays directed toward the space thru which the air may enter the heating chamber, the bottom plate having apertures therein in substantial vertical alignmentwith the burners, whereby to relieve the'external pressure on the bottom plate.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a casing a deflector plate dividing the easing into a drying chamber and a heating chamber, burners mounted within the heating chamber and located below the deflector plate, intermediate the side edges thereof, the deflector plate having perforations extending along its side edges and spaced from the burners, the end of the plate remote from the burners being perforated thruout its entire area, and the portion of the plate intermediate the remote end and the end of the plate above the burners having an imperforate center and having formed in it perforations extending from the imperforate center to the side edges thereof, a bottom plate form the heating chamber having flanges formed on it controlling the admission of air to the heating chamber and intercepting the light rays directed toward the spaces thru which the air may enter the heating chamber, and a screen mounted within the drying chamber above the deflector plate.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 8th day'of August,

ELLIS 0. DE CAMP.

Images