US49955A - Improvement in vapor-burners - Google Patents

Description

J. STRATTON.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JAMES STRATTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., ASSIGNOR. TO THE PETROLEUM VAPOR STOVE AND GAS LIGHT COMPANY, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN VAPOR-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,955, dated September 12, 1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMES S'rRA'rToN, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an Improved Vapor-Burner; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Myinvention relates to improvements in that class of vapor-burners which are used for both heating and culinary purposes; and my improvements consist,iirst,in conducting the uid from which the gas has to be generated through, annular, or nearly annular, tube which communicates with and is arranged above a nipple, substantially as described hereinafter, so that an intense heat may be imparted to the said annular tubes and the fluid there rapidly convertedinto gas 5 second, of a plate adapted to the said annular tube in the manner described hereinafter, so that the said plate can be removed and culinary and other vessels placed on the tube and subjected to the direct action of the lia-me, third, in the combination ot' a nipple of peculiar construction with a valverod having a needle-point for penetrating the orifice of the nipple 5 fourth, in an extinguishing-cap adapted to the nipple and having a pointed rod for penetrating the orifice of the same, all as described hereinafter.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention,I willnow proceed to describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure l is a sectional elevation of my improved vapor-burner for stoves, Svc., Fig. 2, an elevation, partly in section,looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a plan view; Fig. 4, a detached sectional view of part of the burner, drawn to an enlarged scale; and Fig. 5, an illustrative diagram.

Similar letters referto similar parts throughout the several views.

A is a tube, a portion, a, of which may be straight, a portion, a', being bent in the form of arin g, while the remainingportion, a",projects downward from the end a: of the ring, and communicates through a horizontal pipe, C, with a chamber, D, to the top of which is secured a nipple, E, the latter being directly below, or

nearly below, the center of the ring formed by the portion o of the tube A.

In the upper end of the nipple E is an opening, c, and below the latter is a conical valveseat, to which is adapted the upper conical end of a screwed rod, F, which passes through and screws into the bottom of the chamber D.

To the lower end of the rod F is secured a hand-wheel, Gr, or its equivalent, and from the upper end of the rod projects a needlepoint,e, for a purpose described hereinafter.

H is a metallic disk or plate, which is suspended within the ring a by lugs or arms ff, which project from the said disk and rest on the said ring.

The annular portion of the tube A is first heated in any suitable manner, and naphtha, coal-oil, or other suitable fluid is introduced into the tube, along which it ows toward the chamber D and through the nipple E, where the gas generated by the decomposition ofthe material in the heated portion ofthe tube is ignited, the rod F being withdrawn to permit the escape of the gas in such quantity as may be desired. As the ame trom the burning vapor impinges against the plate H, it is deflected in all directions toward the annular portion a' of the tube, which in a short time is heated to redness, and is maintainedin this condition, so that the gas is generated continuously and in such quantities as to be impelled violently against the under side of the p'late H, heating the latter, the tubular rin g a', and the air which surrounds the same. j

When it is desirable to diminish the ame the rod F is raised so as to partially obstruct the opening c in the nipple. When, however, it becomes necessary to extinguish the ame altogether, a metal cap, I, isplaced over the nipple, a pointed rod, i, in the interior of the cap projecting into the opening c and preventing the clogging of the latter. After the burner has become perfectly cool the cap Iis removed and the rod F is raised until the conical end of the same is brought firmly against its seat. Gare should be taken not to close the valves until the perfect cooling of the tube is effected, as the expansion or continued formation of the gases in the same, without the means of escape, would cause the pipe to burst, or at least occasion leakage at the joints.

Where it is desirable to heat any substance contained in a vessel the plate H may be removed and the vessel be placed directly on the tube A, the bottom ofthe vessel acting in place of the plate to deflect the ame against the tube.

In burners of this character heretofore used a plate similar to the plate H has been permanently connected by arms to a heater or reservoir surrounding the nipple, the heat from the plate being conducted by the arms to the reservoir, so that the fluid on reaching the latter was decomposed. This arrangement, however, was objectionable, as the reservoiris never heated to redness and the decomposition ot' the gases is not affected so thoroughly and rapidlyasdesired. In thesedevices,also,theopen ing in the nipple is ofthe character shown in Fig. 5, so that it is constantly enlarged as the valve-seat Wears away.

By the arrangement above described the tube A isheated to such a high degreethat the tluid is thoroughly decomposed before it reaches the nipple, and coal-oil and other similar substances unsuitable for use in the ordinary burners of this class can be employed to as good advantage as the more expensive materials heretofore used.

Another important feature of my invention is thedetachability ofthe plate H from the ring a', so that the direct action ot' the fire may be exerted upon any culinary or other article placed upon the ring a.

The importance ofthe point e on the rod F and the pin i on the cap I as means of closing the orifice ofthe nipple will be readily understood.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. Conducting the Huid from which the gas is to be generated through an annular, or nearly annular, tube, which communicates with and is arranged above a nipple, substantially as and for the purpose described above.

2. The detachable deecting-plate H, adapted to the annular portion a ot' the tube A, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. rI he nipple E, with its opening-c and its valve-seat, in combination with the valve-rod F and its needle-point e, the whole being constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The cap I, With its pointed rod adapted to the nipple E, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereofI have signed my name to this specification in the presence ot' two subscriblng witnesses.

J AMES STRA'LTON.

Witnesses:

HENRY HoWsoN, W. J. R. DELANY.

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