US1062530A - Apparatus for manufacturing ice. - Google Patents

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W. E. ARMISTBA'D. APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ICE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2s, 1911.

I 1,062,530. Patented May 20, 1913.

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wrLLIAiu E. Annarsrn'An,` or sANnERsvILL, GEonGIA APPARATUS lron MANUFACTURING ion,

speciaal@amamantar. eratenftd May 20,1913.

Application mea August as, 1911. serial no. 645,517.'

To all 'whom t may concern a Be it known, that I, WILLIAM E IARML. s'rEAD, a citizen of the Unitedl States, residing at Sandersville, inthe county of.v Washington and State of Georgia, have invented ,certain new. and useful Improvements -in Apparatus for Manufacturing Ice; and I do. hereby declare the following to be a full;

h 4\'clear, and exact descriE tion of the invention,

such

to which it -appertains tc? make and use the the construction disclosed by my lp application Serial No. 578,323,'fled.

same.

This invention `relates to improvements in an apparatus forxmaking clear and pure ice rom raw water, and the present invention is directed especially to improvements in ending August 22, 1910, but is also applicable to other forms of ice making apparatus. f The principal object of the invention is to provide means for insulating the inlet and outlet lnozzles ,leading the water to and drawing it from the ice forming cans to prevent freezing of the water in the nozzls. vf.

Another object of the invention is toprovide means for vcausing an even ow 'of the brine around the ice forming cans from top to bottom thereof.

With the above and other objects in Vview the invention consists in certain combinationsand arrangements of theparts hereinafter described, and the novel features .thereof will be particularly4 pointed out in the. appended claims.

Forl a clear understanding of. the` inven tion, reference will be had lto the accomf panying drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment thereof, and in the Ldrawing like characters of 'reference indicate corresponding parts. Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectionfthrough the brine tank, the rest of the a paratus be ing shown inJ elevation; Fig. is a detail sectional viewpon an enlargedescale-of 'the y thel brine tank is anoutlet pipe 6 having.

ball and socket', connection and Fig. 3 is a similar .view of thev outletio'r suction nozzle. In the drawings 1 represents a brine tank Y provided at one end with a brine supply A pipe 2 entering near thetop and terminating in a downwardly turned vertical ontion 3 havingan open lower end 4 and' so a plu. rality of apertures 5 through its sides. Entering near the bottom at .the other end of asjwillenableot ers skilled in the artv through freezing therein insulation means as folblock of wdod h an' upwardly extending portion 7 fopen at its top end tions 9. By pipes site ends of the brine tank and providing thesides ofthe-pipes with perforations, an

even iiow and distribution ofth'e brine around the ice formmg cans from top to bottom thereof is obtained. The inletand foutlet pipesare connected the usual' manner to a brine circulating pump and brine cooler, neither of which 1s shown. VEX- tending fromthe outlet pipe 6 is a pipe leading to -a storage tank not shown. vThe ,pipe 6a is provided with a shut oii` Vvalve 6", and when it is de'sired to withdraw the brine from the tank the-valve is opened and the brine permitted to liow to the storage tank.

Arranged -in spaced relation to the bottom of. the brine tank is a 4layer of insulating material 10, and below said insulating material-is 'disposed' a pipe- 11 which extends from'one. end of the brine tank asat 12. The insulating material 10 is apertured as at 12*L for-receiving the vertical nipples 13 of the T fittings 14 andthe end elbow 15 of the pipe 111. Each nipple 13, Fig. 2, has threaded therein a ball member'ladaptd to form a tight joint by contact with a member 17- having a semi-cylindrical socket .18. lThe 1socket member `17 -is provided with a ange 19 which is secured'by bolts or rivets 20 orl other suitable means to the bottom -of each ice forming can 21. l

In order to prevent the water passing the ball and socket members from lows isV provided'z--The ball members 16 are made hollow for their entlre length-and provided with insulation 2,1 preferably a aving an opening 22 therethrough. The'center of vthe socket .menifbers 17 are also hollowed out from their semi-cylindrical sockets 18for' the rest of their `length and the bottoms of the' ice forming cans 2O 'are provided with alining openings 23. Insulation 24 similarsto thatdescribed is inserted1 in the hollowed out portions of the socket members 17 and ppenings '23 preferably iush with the inside'of the/bottoms of the ice forming cans andlsame is provided with apertures 25. A space 26 is left between the insulating material 21` and. 24 toallow for the proper seating of and clearance between the ball members 17 inthe semi-cylindrical sockets 18. The ball members 16 of the couplings should project a suili'cient height above the bottom of the brine tank, 'to permit them to project well above the surface of any brine that may remain in said tank after.

The ice tops in alinethe brine has been drawn olf.

have their in the divisional plates.

A cover for the brine tank is pipe 31 the cover.

shutl by the water in w'ood 37, Fig.

mitting the upper end a ing cans by means of a the pipe 44 to the .pipe

pump extends a pipe ter 46.

From the foregoing it is apparent' that n the brine will iow evenly from top to bottom around the ice forming cans thus' pro-t- `viding an equal amount of freezing land the vdili'erent cans will be completely frozenand vfor harvesting at the same time; and' 'then the brine may be readily withdrawn xfrom the tank. At that time the members 16 of the coupling will project up above the surface gf the insulatingbottom of the tank, and any'brine adhering tp said bottom canready designated by 30 and is adapted to rest on the top-edges of the ice forming cans for locking same in' position. Arranged above theicover is a similar to they pipe 11 having'the same kind 'of T fittings 32 and end elbow fitting 33, the downwardly extending nipples 34 of which project through apertures 35 arranged above each ice forming can in Short pieces of pipe or nozzles 36 depend from the nipples 34. and vtheir open ends extend a little below the top edges v of the ice forming cans 21. The nozzles 36 are insulated and prevented from freezing the ice freezing cans, by fitting inside each nozzley a blockv of 3, or other suitable insulating material which is provided with an f aperture 38. The apertures 38 are'in vertical alinement with the'apertures 25 through the bottom of the ice forming cans for perlcirculation of 'the water therein.

The extending end 12 of the pipell is provided with a T fitting 39A from which .projects a vertical pipe 40 carrying at its filter 41 having its top edge substantially in alinement with the upper forming cans to maintain /level inthe cans. The pipe with a source of water supice forming cans, and said with a-shut-ofl'f valve 42. lled the valve 42 is flow upwardly through the center of the ice formcirculating' pump 43 connected by a flexible connection and 31; and from said 45 terminating in a suitable discharge connection into -thelilnot reach the openings in said members,` thus preventing any of the brine fromnding its way into the pipe 11, and 'contami- -nating the raw water. As the inletand outletI nozzles are insulatedthe freezing of the water therein isprevented.- L

lt is to be understood that slight changes in the details of construction and the arrangement of the parts may be resorted to Without sacrificing any of the advantages 'or departing from the spirit f the inventionm I Having fully described my invention, what l'claim is t- I 1. ln an ice makingiapjparatus, the combination of a brine tank, an' inlet and an" outlet pipe for the brine tank, ice forming. cans arranged in the tank,extensionsof said pipes arranged vertically at the opposite ends of the tank, the extensions being perforated through their sides to cause an even flow of brine around the cans from their tops to bottoms, and a pipe fitted with .a shut-olf valve for permitting the withdrawal of the brine from the tank, `substantially as described.

2. vlin' an ice making apparatus, the combination of a brine tank provi ed with a plurality of transverse division plates each having a vertical series of apertures therein, ice forming cans in the compartments formed by the division plates, an inlet pipe entering near the top of one of the end compartments and an outlet pipe. projecting from the other end compartment near the bottom thereof, 4an extension of the inlet pipe turning downwardly and providedI with apertures through its sides, an extension of the outlet pipe` turning upwardly and having its sides perforated, and a pipe extending from the outletv pipe for withdrawing the brine from the tank, substantially as de-y scribed.

3. In an ice making apparatus, the combi` nation of a brihe tank lprovided with a plurality of transverse division plates ,each having a series of apertures therein, ice forming cans in the compartments formed by the. division plates, a-l water pipe disposed belowsaid cans, the bottoms of the cans being removably connected with the water pipe, a second waterpipe above and communicating with the upper portions of said cans, a filter in alinement with the upper edges of said cans vand connected tothe first water pipe, a circulating pump connected with the i second mentioned water pipe, and av conduit )extending from thecirculating pump to said ,lter, substantially as described. j

4. An ice making apparatus, comprising a brinevv'at,a can mounted in said vat, a vwater supply pipe having a nozzle project- -inglup above the bottom of said vat, said nozzle being provided with a perforated linlining of insulatin said vat, substantially as described. 7. An ice makingapparatus, comprising a l ing ina hemispherical portion, and ay short L pipe connected to the bottom .of said can,

and provided with a socket te receive said hemispherical portion of the nozzle, the two forming a ,ball and socket joint supporting said can, with a perforated insulatinglim' ing for said short pipe, forming with said I nozzle a continuous insulating passage for the iniiow of water into the can, with means for supplying the brine to and drawing ofi' the brine from said v vat, substantially as described. s

5. An ice lmaking apparatus,.comprising a brine v at having a raised, finsulating false' bottom, a can mounted in said vat, a fwater supply pipe having a nozzle projecting up above the insulatin bottom of said vat,-said nozzle being provided with a perforated lining of insulatin material, and terminatinguin' a hemisp erical portion, and av short pipe connected to the bottom of said can, and provided with a socket to receive" said hemisph'erical portion of the nozzle,

the" two formingfa ball and socket ljoint supporting said can, with a perforated insulatmg llning for said short pipe, forming with said nozzle acontinuous insulating passage for the inflow of water into the can, with means for supplying the' brine to and drawing othe brine lfroin saidvat, substantially as described. f A

6. nl ice .making apparatus, comprising,

'a brine vat,`a\can mounted in said vat', 'a'

water su l i e havin a nozzle ro'ecting up'albbiie Ithlelbottonier of said viit,l]said nozzle being .provided with a lperforated material, an'd terminating 1n a hemisp erical portion, and a short pipe connected to the bottom of said can, and provided with a socket. to receive said hemispherical portion ofthe nozzle, the

two forming a ball and socket joint sup'- porting, sald can, with a perforated insulatmgdlimn for said short pipe, formingfvvitli Sail nozz e a IAcontinuous insulating jpassage for theinflow of water into the can, and a water outlet pipe projectingfdown into the 'nenter of the top of` said can for drawingl .oif the water from said can, said outlet pipe being provided with 'a perforated insulating liningfwith means .for supplying the brine to and drawing oi'l' Ithe brine from brine vat having a raised, insulating false above the insulatmg bottom vof said vat, said nozzle being 'r vided with a plug of wood formin ing ofi ture, in presence of two witnesses.

perfo'-A rated lining of insu a g matemal, and .ter-v minating in a hemispherical lfmrtlom'anda y Witnesses short pipe connected to the 'bottom of said can, and providedwith a socket to receive said hemispherical portion of the nozzle, the two forming a ball and socket joint, with a perforated insulating lining for said Short pipe, forming with said nozzle a continuous insulating passage-tor the inflowl of water into the can, and a water outlet pipe projectingfdown into the center of the top of said can for drawing oii' the water from said can, said outlet pipe withv'a perforated insulating lining, with means for supplying the brine to and drawing off the brine from said vat, substantially as described.

being provided 8. An ice making apparatus, comprising a brine vat, a can mounted in said vat, \a l water supply pipe having a nozzle projecting 'up above the bottom-o2f said vat, said nozzle being provided, with. a perforated g an' insulating'liningtherefor, and terminatlng in a hemispherical portion, and a short pipe connected to `the bot-tom of said can, and provided with a y socket to receive said hemispherical por- 'tion of the nozzle, the two forming a ball and socket joint to support said can, the said short pipe-being provided with an insulating lining consisting of a perforated plug of wood, said short pipe forming with said nozzle a continuous insulating passage for the inflow of water into the can, lwith means for' supplying the brine to and draw- Ythe brine from :said vat, substantially as described. u

' 9. An ice making apparatus, comprising a j brine vat having a raised, insulating false bottom, a can mounted in said vat, a water supply pipe having a nozz'le projecting up above the insulating bottom of said vat., said w nozzle being provided with a perforated plug of wood forming an insulating linin therefor, and terminating in a hemispherica portion, and a short pipe connected to the bottom of 'said can, and provided with a socket to receive said hemispherical portion of the nozzle, the twofforming a ball and socket ljoint to support said can, .with a` perforated plug of wood in said short /pipe forming an insulating'lining, thus formingy with -said nozzle a continuous insulating passage for the inflow ofwater into the can, with means for (supplying the `brine to and drawing ofi"` the brine from said vat, sub'- stantially-as described.

In testimonyv whereof, I affix signa- WILLIAMl E. A'RMIsaEAD..

G. E. DUNjs'rAN, j D. Lewis WATKINS.

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