US354574A - Carburetor - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

W. H. OCONNOR.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

VILLIAM H. OCONNOR, OF DAYTON, HIO.

CARBURETOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 3541574, dated December 2l, 1886.

Application filed August 3, 1886. Serial No. 209,885. (No model.) l

To all whmn it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, WILLIAM H. O CONNOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Day ton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Carburetors, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates toimprovementsin car buretors; and it consists in the details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure .l is a partly Vertical and partly sectional view of a carburetorembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view. Fig. 3 is aplan View of the seal to openings `in inner tank. Fig. 4 is a partly vertical and partly sectional view showing the purifying-chamber and seal to the openings in the inner tank. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showingpartitions and sub-partitions dividing inner tank into vertical cham bers. Fig. 6 represents a perspective View of the lock embraced in my invention.

Similar letters refer to similarparts in the drawings.

A and B represent, respectively, outer and inner tanks, between which is placed a lining, C, of asbestus or other suitable nonconducting material. The inner tank, B, is divided into a number of compartments, E, by means of vertical partitions D,which are secured at one end to a tubular support, D', and at the other end to the inner wall of said tank B. The support D may be omitted and the ends of" the partitions joined together,if so desired. Secured to all but one of the partitions D, and on both sides thereof, are one or more sub-partitions D", forming sub-chambers E', as shown in Figs. 2 and 5. The walls of the said partitions D" and D are vertically perforated, so as to form a series of openings, a, therein, those in the partitions D" being at the opposite end of the subchambers E' from that of the openings inV the partition D, as shown in the said Figs. 2 and 5, whereby an increased length of travel Within a small compass is given to the gas while mixing with the air. In the upper por tion of the tank B is formed apurifying-chamber, F, having an opening, b, communicating with one of the chambers E.

B represents an inlet-pipe leading into one of the chambers E, and extending therein to near the bottoni thereof, as shown in Fig. l.

B" represents a short outlet-pipe leading from the top of one of said chambers E.

Thelid or cover of tankB is preferably raised in the center, and has openings G leading, respectively, into e'ach of said chambers E, said openings being provided with screw'caps G' to close the same.

H represents a trough or basin on the upper side of the lid of the tank B, and so placed as to form a seal for said openings G.' A c`ap,J, is inserted within the trough H, covering the screw-caps G', and a lid,K, covers the trough, being secured in place by means of a lock, L, which consists of a bar, L', having a recessed portion on one side at the center thereof, and a ange portion, L", at the other end with an opening therein. To secure said bar, one end thereof is iirst inserted into a notched arm of the standard M, and the recessed central portion is brought in contact with the dischargepipe R, and the flange/portion of the bar suitably secured to the standard M', the lock-nut T being brought against the upper face ofthe bar.

N represent an. inlet-pipe leading into one of the chambers E, having attached thereto a iieXible tube, O, having a iioat, P. so secured to its lower end that the horizontal exit of ma` terial therefrom is at orabont the level of the hydrocarbon in the chamber, so that the in- 'flowing material-will mix more nreadily with the said hydrocarbon.Y

R represents an outlet-pipe leading from the chamber F of the tank B. Between the pipes N and R is a by-pipe, S, and the said pipes N, R, and S have suitable cocks, c, d, and e, respectively.

All thc chambers E, except the one in which the tubing O and the iioat P are placed, are partially filled with sponge suspended froina frame or in any other way, so as to keep the same from touching the Hoor of the chamber, and being compressed during the process of gas-generation. A bar is shown in the dra-wings, Fig. l, as a means of accomplishing this result, but wire-cloth or other means may be used, and applicant does not therefore limit himself to the employment of a bar. This sponge is inserted or placed within the said chambers through the openings G, which readily permit the withdrawal of the same when IOO needed withoutk the tank B being taken to pieces. .The purifying-chamber F is suitably packed or filled with the oxide of iron or other suitable purifying material.

The manner of operating the device is as follows: The chambers E of the inner tank, B, are filled with gasoline or other suitable hydrocarbon nearly to the top of the vertical line of openings a by means of the inlet-pipe B', after which the said pipe B', as well as all the openings G, are securely closed,and either street-gas or air introduced by the pipe N into the first of the chambers E. The gas generated within the tank will be forced through the openings c into and through the chambers E and E', and into the purifying-chambers F, owing to the pressure of the street-gas or air, which will mix with the generated gas during its travel through the said chambers. The inletpipe B' is also used for removing the residue from the inner tank.

I am aware that it is not new to form carburetors with several chambers therein communicating with each other; neither is it new to construct the saine with strips placed alongside of plates which form partitions and to have zigzag folded surfaces extending over projecting edges, whereby a communication is maintained between the respective chambers;

neither is it new to employ a iioat in connection with a jointed gas or air-inlet pipe for the purpose of admitting the air or gas into the tank above the hydrocarbon therein, and such I do not broadly claim; but, so far as I am aware, perforated partitions and sub-partitions similar to those herein described have not been employed in carburetors; `neither has a iiexible pipe so connected with a float as to have a horizontal exit therefrom into the tank been made use of in connection therewith. By the construction of the perforated partitions and sub-partitions, as described, I am able to obtain a much longer length of travel of the fluids while mixing, and thereby a much better production, while the horizontal exit of the air or gas upon the surface of the hydrocarbon also assists in the more readily mixing of the materials. 'Ihese peculiarities of construction are of importance in the production of the gas, aiding in making a better article and that in a shorter time.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent of the United States, is.-

I. A carburetor provided with an oil-supply pipe, inlet and outlet pipes, and having an inner tank with vertical partitions forming chambers and subpartitions secured at their ends to the partitions forming subchambers, the said partitions and sub-partitions having vertical perforations, whereby said chambers and sub-chambers form a continuous passage within the tank, all substantially as described.

2. A jacketed carburetor provided with an oil-supply pipe and inlet and outletpipes, and having an inner tank, B, with vertical partitions D and vertical sub-partitions D" joined to said partitions D, said partitions D and subpartitions D" forming a series of communicat ing chambers, E, and sub-chambers E', and each having vertical perforations a, so arranged as to form of said chambers and sub-chambers acontinuous passage, all substantially as described.

3. In a jacketed carburetor, an inner tank having perforated partitions, as described, forming communicating vertical chambers E, and a cover having openin gs AGr and caps G', all of said parts combined substantially as described.

4. In a carburetor, the combination of an outer casing with an inner gasgenerating tank having a supply-pipe and inlet and outlet pipes, a purifying-chamber within the inner tank and in communication therewith, and the outlet-pipe, all substantially as described.

5. A jacketed carburetor composed ofa tank having a series of communicating chambers formed vby vertical partitions, an inlet-pipe for air or gas leading into one of said chambers and extending to near the bottom thereof, and a second inletpipe for hydrocarbon liquid leading into the same chamber, a iexible pipe connected within the chamber to said second inlet-pipe and having secured at its lower end a iioat, whereby a horizontal eXit of the air o r gas is permitted, apurifying-chamber in comm unication with the last of the rst-mentioned chambers,- and an outlet-pipe leading from said purifying-chamber, all substantially as described.

6. In a carburetor, the combination of the outer tank, A,the inner tank, B, with perforated partitions D, forming communicating chambers E, each having openings G in the top thereof, the screw-caps G', the trough H, with inclosed cap J, and cover K, all substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

' 7. A jacketed carburetor having the inner tank, B, with perforated partitions D and D', forming a series of communicating chambers, E, and a chamber, F, the said purifying-chamber F having an opening communicating with the last one of the series of chambers E, all

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combined and arranged substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

8. A jacketed carburetor provided with a sealing-trough and with inlet and outlet pipes, in combination with a locking device consisting of the standards M M', secured to the lid of the casing of the carburetor, the said standard M havinga recess on one side thereof and thestandard M'having an openingtherein, and the bar L', having a central recessed portion on one side and a flange portion at one end, and means, substantially as described, for securing said flange portion to said standard M', and lock-nut 'I on pipe It, all substantially as described.

V. H. O CONNOR.

In presence of- G. W. BALLocH, Ronce. Arron.

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