US1087274A - Heating apparatus. - Google Patents

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E m T m m BP &QA G mm T A HE CH APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 10, 1913.

Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

Ni? GECQ WILLIAM CEECK AND BURRELL IVAN SIPES, OF BUENA VISTA, COLORADO.

HEATING APPABATUS.

Specficaton of Letters Patent. V Patgnted Feb. 17 1914,

V Application filed June 10, 1913. Seri'al No. 772,787.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that we, "WILLIAM CHECK and BURRELL IVAN SIPES, citizens of the United States, residing at Buena Vista, in the county of Chaffee and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to heating apparatus and has for its purpose to provide a construction whereby the maximum heating eificiency is obtained to the end'of economy in the maintenance of the system; and wherein a snialler apparatus may be used to obtain a given result than is possible with any of the heating apparatus at present in use.

The invention has for its further purpose to provide a heating apparatus adapted for use in connection with radiator heating systems, incubators hot houses for floral culture, and steam heaters generally; and wherein the heating medium employed may be either electricity, gas, coal or oil.

The invention further contemplates an apparatus for generating heat which will not readily get out of order, and which may be manufactured and installed at comparatively small cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts more fully hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawing which discloses an elevational view of the apparatus complete, and partly broken away for clearness.

Referring to the construction in further detail 1 designates the boiler or inner casing which is surrounded by a jacket or outer casing 2 providing a dead air space or vacuum chamber 3. An inner casing i is mounted centrally within 'the boiler 1 and provided with the combustion chamber 5, which is open at the bottom 6 to receive the burner 7 that communicates with the source of fuel supply through the pipe 8.

It is to be understood of course that any desired form of heater and kind of fuel may be used.

The inner casing 4 is closed by the top 9 and an outlet pipe 10 secured to said top communicates with the combustion chamber and provides the means for carrying ofl the products of combustion. A baifle 11 is located immediately beneath the Opening of r the pipe into the combustion chamber and serves to retard or interrupt the flow of the hot gases as will be readily understood.

The boiler 1 is adapted to be filled through the pipe 11 having a funnel 12, and said pipe 11 is provided with an ordinary controlling valve 13. The pipe 14 serves as an outlet for the boiler, and said pipe is also fitted with a controlling valve 15. An ordinary gage glass 16 is provided for ascertaining the level of the water X within the boiler.

An outlet pipe 17 leads from the heating chamber 18 of the boiler and is adapted for conducting the hot air or steam vapors to the place or point to be heated. And said outlet pipe 17 is provided with an outer' casing or covering pipe 19 forming the chamber 20, likewise adapted to provide a dead air or vacuum space and which communicates with the space 5 surrounding the boiler. From the place of delivery the condensed steam vapors o-r heated gases which are reduced in temperature, are returned to the generating chamber 18 of the boiler through the pipe 21 that enters the chamber 18 at approximately the point 22 just above the level of the water. Said return pipe 21 V is in like manner inclosed or surrounded by a pipe 23 to provide a dead air space or vacuum chamber 24 as clearly shown in the drawing.`

A controlling valve 25 is mounted in the pipe 21 and is adapted for shutting off the return passage therethrough should the same be desired. In this event the returning gases or vapors would be permitted to escape through the cock 26 which is mounted on said pipe just above the regulating valve 25. A pipe 27 having a controlling valve 28 is mounted on the return pipe 21 at the elbow 29 thereof, and communicates with the chamber 18 through the passageway in said pipe elbow. The pipe 27 is adapted to communicate with the source of air supply under pressure or an air generator for the purpose of ejecting air into the generating chamber 18 for accelerating the passage of the steam or hot air from said chamber 18 through the pipe 17 to the place desired to be heated.

From the foregoing it willbe readily seen that the heating apparatus disclosed herein consumes the maximum heating efficiency of the tuel by avoiding heat radiation 2 e., the heat which is ordinarily radiated from the generator by reason of the absence of the surrounding dead air space or vacuum. And in like manner the steam or hot air is maintained at high temperature since there can be no beat radiation by reason of the vacuum chamber or dead air space surrounding the conducting pipes 17 and 21.

It is Obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts, without departing from the spirit of our invention and therefore we do not wish to be limited to such features except may be required by the claims.

l/Vhat we Claim as new and desire to protcct by United States Letters Patent is l. In a heat generating apparatus the combination of a vessel adapted to hold water and providing a heating chamber, and having a combustion chamber therein open at the bottom; a casing surrounding said vessel and leaving a space therebetween to form a vacuum chamber; an outlet pipe leading from the heating chamber; a. casing surrounding said pipe and providing a vacuum chamber; an inlet pipe leading into the heating chamber; a casing surrounding said inlet pipe and providing a vacuum chamber; and a burner located in said combustion chamber; substantially as described.

2. In a heat generating apparatus the combinaton of a vessel adapted to hold water and providing a heating chamber, and constructed with a combust-ion chamber open at the bottom; a casing surrounding said vessel and providing a space to form a vacuum chamber; an outlet pipe leading from said heating chamber; a casing surrounding said outlet pipe and providing a space to form a vacuum chamber; a pipe leading into said heating chamber; a casing surrounding said inlet pipe and providing a space to form a vacuum chamber; a shut off Valve and an outlet valve for said inlet pipe; a pipe leading into said inlet pipe adapted to communicate with a source of fluid under pressure; a. burner located in said combustion chamber; and an outlet pipe leading from the combustion chamber substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aiiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM CHECK. BURRELL IVAN SIPES. \Nitnesses JOSEPHINE L. Srns, GEORGE F. JoHNsoN.

Copee of this patent may he obta'ined for five cents each,

by addressng the Commisaioer of ?atema Washington, D. C.

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