US1703052A - Exhaust-nozzle tip for locomotives - Google Patents

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Feb. l9, 1929.

J. H. BECKER EXHAUST NOZZLE TIP FOR LOCOMOTIVES Filed June 11, 1927 Jazzi' Baa/123' XNVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19,1929. 1 a I p i I 1 ,703,052

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J OHN BECKEILOF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

EXHAUST-NOZZLE TIP FOR LOCOMOTIVES.

Application filed June 11, 1927. Serial No. 198,139.

This invention relates to an exhaust nozzle at their inner ends, as shown at 7, and each for the exhaust steam pipe in the smoke box blade is Slightly inclined to the vertical, as of a locomotive, the general object of the inshown. vention being to provide means for giving the Thus it will be seen that the steam escaping steam escapingfrom the pipe awhirling mofrom the pipe 1 will be given a whirling mo- 45 tion so that a vacuum will be produced in the tion by the inclined blades which will probox which will improve the draft through duce a vacuum in the smoke box and inthe the tubes, eliminate back pressure in the cylflues so as to give a perfect draft through the inders, which will result in a saving of fuel fiues, eliminating back pressure in the cylinand Water and prevent the flues from clog .dersand thus increasing the efilciency of the .50 ging up. locomotive. The invention Will also produce This invention also consists in certain a saving of fueland water and will prevent other features of construction and in the the flues from clogging up with ashes. The combination and arrangement of the several improved nozzle can be fastened to the exparts, to be hereinafter fully described, illushaust pipe as it is now constructed, and the 55 trated in the accompanying drawings and whirling motion given the steam Will be comspecifically pointed out in the appended. municated to the products of combustionand claim. this will preventair being drawn into the In describing my invention in detail, refersmoke box through the stack. 2 ence will be had to the accompanying draw- It 1s thought from the foregoing descrip- 6o ings wherein like characters denote like or tion that the advantages and novel features corresponding parts throughout the several of my invention will be readily apparent. views, and in Which: I desire it .to be understood that I may Figure 1 is a sectional view through a pormake changes in the construction and in the tion of a locomotive, showing the invention in combination and arrangement of the several 65 i use. parts, provided that such changes fall with- Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of'Figin the scope of the appended claim.

ure 1. What I claim is Figure 3 is a plan View of the nozzle. In combination withv the steam exhaust In these views, 1 indicates the steam expipe in the smoke box of a'locomotive, a 1102- 70 haustpipe which i placed i th s ok b x zle attached to the exhaustend of the pipe, 3 of the locomotive and 4 indicates the imdiametrically arranged blades in the upper. proved nozzle which is fastened to the top of part of the nozzle and slightly inclined from the pipe. This nozzle is formed with a cylinthe vertical to give the escaping steam a drical body having a fiange5 at its lower end h g motion, Said blades being fOrlIlBd 7 which is bolted or otherwise secured to the integral with the body of the nozzle and havflange at the top of the pipe 1. Blades or fins ing their inner ends connected together. 6 are arranged within the upper part of the In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. body, these blades being formed integral with 40 the body. The blades are connected together I JOHN H. BECKER.

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