US855407A - Carbureter. - Google Patents

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PATBNTBD MAY 2 8 M. LOBWBNSEIN.

CARBURETER. APPLICATION FILED A1P1L11. 1905.

| l l l TED STATES A lENT OFFTOE.

IvIAXIiIILn-IN LonwnNsTnIN, or BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AsSIeNon or Tvvoretiens 'ro JoNiis sronrr, or BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, AND MAURICE KIND,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARBURETER.

Speccation of Letters l'atent.

Patented May 28, 1907.

Application *filed pril 11, 1905. Serial ND- 255.014

T0 all whom it may concern/t v Be it known that I, MAXMILIAN LOEWEN- STEIN, la subject of the King of Belgium, residing at Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium, have invented certain neT and useful Improvements in Oarbureters and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Hy invention relates to improvements in carbureters, and the object of my invention is toproduce a simple and cheap device of this character and one in which the regulation of the carbureted air produced may be efficiently and easily accomplished. I

In the accompanying drawings, the figure represents a side elevation partly in section of my improved carburetor with a gasometer connected thereto., v

a represents a gasometer of any usual or preferred construction, which is connected by a pipe Zi, provided with a stop cock o, with the generator d.

e represents coarse wire netting covered with wicking or any other suitable pervious material such as flannel, cloth, or similar substances.- In fact any absorbentpervious material can be used. This part e is inl the form of a cylinderl open at both ends with a strip of wicking or similar material Wound around it, whereby the wire netting is entirely concealed, said wire netting serving simply as a support. This hollow cylinder ol wdr-e usually rests loosely on the bottom or' the generator casing, butif desired it can be fastened there to in any suitable way. l/Vitln in said hollow cylinder are a number of smaller cylinders similarly made and arrange-d concentrically. within the first named cylinder; instead of a cylinder, itis obvious that the parts e may be of any desired sl ape.

Between the parts e are preferably located screens f, made for example of wire gauze. These screens are preferably made of the same shape as the parts e and interposed be tween them for the purpose of always keeping the parts e out of contact with each other. These screens f may be omitted, if desired.

Inside the innermost part e is left a large l Q en space in Which is located a bag g made of any suitable material, having its top closed and its bottom open, and tightly packed with sponge or similar absorbent material. This bag may be made of any suitable substance,

such as burlap or strong cloth, but in prac.v

tice I have obtained excellent results from a bag made of .wicks Woven together.

ZL represents a pipe passing in through the top of the generator d, having its lower endv open and preferably located above the'bag g. Through this pipe any desired carbureting liquid, is introduced into the generator.

Outside of the generator this pipe is provided i with a valve i of any desired construction `and an enlargement j into which a considerable portion of the-li uid may be poured and kept ready for use. his enlarged portion or small storage tank is-adapted to be closed by a screw cap c, by removing which the refv eeptacle j may be easily filled. Said receptacle is preferably provided with a gage glass' Z so that it may be readily determined how much liquidis contained in said receptacle.

m represents a pipe through which air is.

forced into the generator. This pipe is in practice connected with any suitable means,y such as a fan driven by clock Work, Afor f orcing air into the generating casing d. This pipe is provided with an ordinary valve fn.

Within the casing d the pipe m is bent so as to pass downwardly almost to the bottom thereof and preferably at or near its center.

The lower end thereof is preferably open and` may be provided with perforations o, or if desired the lower end of the pipe may be. closed and provided with perforations like the oerforations o. 1

T .e bag g containing the VSponges fits closely around thepipe m and its lower open end rests on the bottom of the easing d. The

liquid supplied to the interior of this easing l' should never reach up above the bottom of this pipe, as this would tend to cause thel air, which passes through the liquid, to produce bubbles, which are always detrimental to the quick formation of earbureted air. i

he casing d is also provided With a gage.

glass p so that by inspection it maybe read;

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ily determined how much liquid there is in said casing. v

At the top of the casing d is located an extension g which is packed with sponge vor simi# lar substances, said sponge being held vin place by the perforated `base plate 1. This device acts as a lter and at the same time l cle s.

causes a thorou h mixture of the air and volatilized liqui I. This filter, however, is not strictly necessary, but may be omitted if desired To the upper 'part lof `this filter is connected one end of the pipe b.

In the upper part of the generator d is located a trough or receptacle s shown as annularbut the shape thereof is not material. A gage glass t isprovided, which shows the llelght of the liquid in this trough or recepta- When the apparatus isstarted in operation this trough is lilled by means of the pipe u whichv isv closed by the screw cap Vv. A number of bent tubes w, each provided with .a- Wick therein and each of which may also be provided with a stop cockv if desire d, pass from the trough. sf toward the center of the apparatus. These tubes are secured toa ring or frame-Work a: which has two. or more arms which pass through bearings 1n the top of the casing and which arms are secured to a ring z loosely mounted on the pipe b. A

the absorbent materia 3, which insures a lcord l passes over a pulley 2 and is connected to said ring,1by means of Which cord the` frame-work af:l carrying the pipes w can be lifted up out of the liquid containedv in the trough .8. When these pipes arein the position shown in the drawing, the liquid in the trough s is slowly absorbed by the wicking and drops down i'n the interior upon the ab-A sorbent material; 3 lvwhich is held in place byv the perforated screens 4. In 'this waythe air that is forced in through the pipe m is caused. to pass not only through the absorbent material inthe ba g, but also through very .rapid andefficientvolatilization of the Huid. l

, Having thus described my invention, I claim j 'v v a carbureter, the combination of. a casing, screens inclosing a pervious material 'and dividing saidcasing into two parts, an

4means in said casing, one of said means dividing said casing into two parts, means for 55 supplying air .to saidcasing, means forsupplying a volatilizable liquid to each of said carbureters, and means for discontinuing the supply of volatilizable liquid to one of said carbureters," thereby throwing it out of operas` `6o tion, substantially as described.

In a carbureter,the combination .of a casing, a layer of pervious material dividing said casing into two parts, screens for holding said pervious material in place, an air inlet 65 tube passing into said casing and through said screens, a trough located above said pervious material, a plurality of siphons entering said trough and provided -with wicks, an adjustablev frame supporting said siphons, 7o means for raising and lowering said. frame, a bag of loosely woven material filled with pervious material surrounding the lower end of said air pipe, aplurality of screens covered by wicking surrounding said bag, and a filler 75 for the outflowing gas, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAXMILIAN LoEwENsTEIN.

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