US1095799A

US1095799A - Automobile-heater.

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Publication number: US1095799A
Application number: US52065909A
Authority: US
Inventors: Leo A Brigel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-10-02
Filing date: 1909-10-02
Publication date: 1914-05-05
Anticipated expiration: 1931-05-05

Description

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Patented May 5, 191% I lAI/IIII II L. A. BRIGEL.

AUTOMOBILE HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED 001.3, 1909.

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LEO A. BRIGEL, OF CHEVIO'ILOHIO.

AUTOMOBILE-HEATER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed (Yctober 2, 1909. Series! 170'. 520,659.

heat from the engine exhaust to keep the occupants comfortable.

Another object is to provide an improved form of radiator employing a liquid heating medium which in turn is adapted to receive heat from the motor or engine.

Another object is to provide means for obtaining a circulation of the liquid heating medium.

It further consists in certain details of form combination and arrangement all of which will be more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a diagram in top plan view'of my improved apparatus. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectionthrou'gh one of the radiators onlinec'vofFigL' In the accompanying drawings A represents the propelling-motor of an automobile, whichmay be a steam engine but is preferably an explosion engine. B represents the exhaust pipe leading-therefrom,

C C represent radiatorsor heaterspreferably let into the floor b of the car in front of the respective car seats and with their upper faces flush with the car floor. Said radiators comprise hollow metal shells which may be cast if desired, but are preferably formed from stamped or drawn sheet metal sections which are united by welded joints at c 0. A partition D divides each of said radiators into two compartments d d. The :ompartments d receive the heated exhaust which is diverted to the desired extent fromthe exhaust pipe B by means of a controlling valve d from'which the diverted exhaust p'asses'by pipe E to compartment d of radiator C thence by'pipe e to compartment 65 of radiator O and thence by pipe 0 is returned to theexhaust pi e B and escapes to the air through the mu er B. The com- H represents a tank ably water with the addition of a substance to-sufliciently lower its freezing point to avoid freezing under normal conditions. The liquid being in contact with the part of the radiatorin contact with the floor and articles of clothing of the occupants prevents temperatures high enough to do damage,

and provides a uniform heat of the quality required.

or reservoir which is preferably located beneath one of the car seats and at, a level slightly above the radiators. Said tank is connectedby a pipe 71. with the compartments 0? of the respective radiators to provide an escape from said compartments to said tank of any vapors generated therein.' A pipe 71/ is also preferably provided at the opposite end of tank H and connected thereto at a lower level than pipe h, said pipe it. bein also connected to the compartments cl, and therebyproviding for a circulation of the liquid from tank H by pipe 71 through the respective compartments d and back to tank H by pipe h. The tank H is preferably provided with a blow oft valve K to prevent excessive pressures.

The mechanism herein illustrated and described is capable of considerable modification without departing from the principle of my invention.

Having described my invention what I claim is: I

1. In a mechanism of the character described, a motor, an exhaust pipe leading from said motor,,a radiator having a substantially horizontal upper face to occupy a position flush with the floor of a car and comprising a shell divided by a cap shaped partitioninto an upper chamber and a-lowe-r chamber with the upper chamber embracing the top and sides of the lower chamber, connections at the side of said radiator through whichto circulate a liquid to and from said upper chamber, and connections near oppo site sides at the bottom of said lower chamber to circulate the motor exhaust from said exhaust pipe through said lower chamber.

2. In a mechanism of the character described, a motor, an exhaust pipe leading Patented May 5, 1914.. I

' partments d of the respective radiators are I filled with a liquid heating medium, prefer-' and sides by said partition from said upper compartment, said upper compartment being provided with pipe connections at its sides to provide for the circulation of a liquid heating medium therethrough, and said lower compartment being connected at its under side at one end by a valve controlled pipe with said motor exhaust pipe and at the opposite end of its lower side with an exit port to provide for circulating a regulated portion of the motor exhaust through said lower chamber,

3. In a mechanism of the character described, a motor, an exhaust pipe leading from said motor, a radiator comprising a shell divided by a substantially horizontal partition into an upper compartment adapted to contain a liquid heating medium and a lower compartment provided with a valve controlled inlet pipe leading from said exhaust pipe, and an exit port to provide for a circulation of the motor exhaust through said last named compartment, a tank located at a higher level than said radiator, a pipe connecting the upper portion of said tank with said first named compartment of the radiator, and a pipe connecting the lower portion of said tank'with said first named compartment of the radiator.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEO A. BRIGEL.

Witnesses:

C. W. MILES, \VALTER F. MURRAY.