US1103561A - Acetylene-gas generator. - Google Patents

Description

U. M. OAUDELL.

AOBTYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1913.

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U. M. GAUDBLL. AGETYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1. 1913.

Patented July 14, 1914.

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INVENTOR UEL M-CAUDE-LL UEL M. C'AUDELL, OF EVAN SVILDE, INDIANA.

ACETYLENE-GAS GENERATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 1-, 1914.

Application filed. March 1, 1913. Serial No. 751,605.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, UEL M. CAUDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, in the county of Vanderburg and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Acetylene-Gas duction of an efiicient means for feeding; carbld into the tank member when the gas.

within the expansion bell reaches a low pressure.

Another object of this invention is the pro- I duction of an eflicient feeding mechanism 1 which is adapted to discharge a certain quantity of carbid into the tank when the gas therein reaches a low pressure.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :-Figure.

1 is a central vertical section of the generator showing the carbid container and mechanism in elevation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carbid container and feeding mechanism. Fig. 3 is a central vertical sec-. t10n of the carbld contamer and mechanism.

Fig. 4: is a section taken on line 4-4t of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. by numerals it w1ll be seen that this 1nvention consists of .a well 1 which carries the hood 2. Slidably mounted within this well,

1 is an expansionbell 3 which carries the apertures formed in the chute 7 as 1llushandle 4.

When it is desired to fill the carbid container the hood 2 is removed at which time the bell 3 may be taken from within the well with the well 1 a sealing chamber for the hell.

3, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The lower portion of this body 5 is provided with an inclined chute 7 which carries on its lower side the substantially U-shape guiding frame 8. The body 5 is also provided with the depending arms 9 which are pivotally connected to the operating arms 10 by means of the bolt 11. These operating arms are spread at their forward ends, as illustrated in Fig. 2, whereby to be placed upon each side of the chute 7, and in order to hold the same in their correct position there are provided a plurality of bolts 12. The forward portion of the operating arms 10 are provided with the upwardly extending supporting members 13 which are provided with the slots 13 which carry the door 14 by means of the retaining members 15 fitting within the slots 13. The downward movement of this door 14 is limited by means of the lips 16, whereby passage of the chute will be closed. Adjacent the forward portion of the arms 10 there is provided a U-shape bracket 17 which carries the upwardly extending fingers 18.

The chute 7 is provided with a partition 34 having a supporting portion 34 constituting a pocket 35. By forming the supporting portion and partition within. the chute so as to form a pocket, the fingers 18 will be allowed to pass in front of said pocket as the door is opened. If no partition were used, the carbid would become so jammed within the chute 7 as to render the passing of the fingers 18 very difficult or nearly impossible, as the fingers could not force the carbid to one side but would jam the same against the top of the chute. From the foregoing description it will be seen that the fingers 18 are first passed up through the trated in Fig. 4 and then through the carbid contained within the chute 7 until the end portions of the fingers18 pass in front of the pocket 35. The members 15 will then be engaged by the portion of the members 13 adjacent the end of the slots 13. The door will then be raised whereby the carbid can drop into the well. The rear portion of the arms 10 carry the link 19 upon which the arm 20 is pivotally mounted. This arm 20 carries at its upperend the head 21 which is engaged by the upper portion of the expansion bell 3 when the same lowers, whereby the member 20 will be pushed down and will in this manner raise the forward portion of the operating arms 10. It will be seen that since the door 14 normally remains in a closed position the carbid contained within the member 5 will pass down the chute 7 so as to rest against the door 14. When the door is raised, the fingers 18 have passed. up into the chute so as to prevent all the carbid contained within the member 5 from passing therethrough, thereby allowing only a predetermined charge or amount to be fed into the well. weight of the member 20 and the head 21 there is provided a weight 22 forthis purose. p It will be seen that the well 1 is mounted within the cement casing 23 whereby the water contained therein will be prevented. from freezing. There is also positioned within this cement casing 23 an upwardly.

extending pipe 24. This pipe as carries at its upper end the pump 25 adjacent which 1s formed the discharge pipe '26. It will be seen that by this means the residuum which is contained within the. well may be taken therefrom by means of the pump while the pipe 24,- will allow air to return into the well. Upon the opposite side of the Well 1 there is a gas filter pipe 27.

When it is desired to remove the hell 3, is will be necessary to allow a quantity of air. to pass'under the bell. This is accomplished by turningon the valve 36 at which time the air will pass therethrough to the pipe 32 downwardly through the check valve 37 and pipe 38. Air will then pass into a secondary air pipe-39 by means of the secondary stopcock 4,0. This pipe 39 isprovided with an elbow 4E1 which connects with the gas conduit pipe 27. This pipe 27 passes up into the gas bell 3' whereby the air will pass into the bell and will allow the same to be easily removed when it is desired to fill the carbid container.

When the hell 3 moves down so as to bear upon the head 21, the door 14; will be raised so as to allow a quantity of carbid to fall .into the water contained in the well. The gas will then pass up around the carbid container and will pass into the bell 3 through the/apertures 42 formed in the cylindrical casing 6. When the pressure within the bell raises the same, the pressure is sufficient-to force the gas from the interior of the bell, the gas will pass down through the conduit pipe 27. It will, however, be impossible for the gas to pass into the pipe 38 by means of the pipe 39 since the stopcock 40 will prevent the passage of the gas therethrough. so as to bubble through the water contained in the gas chamber 29. The lower end of the pipe 38 communicates with the gas chamber 29, as illustrated at 38'. This pipe 38 is also provided with the check valve 37 whereby the pressure of the 1 gas will forcev In order to counterbalance the' The gas will continue down the same through the supply pipe 28 and into the house or any desired place.

The well 1 is provided with an inclined bottom 29 which is adapted to form the top for the gas chamber 29. This bottom 29 will shift the residuum in the lower portion of the well toward the pipe 24 wherethrough it may be discharged. In order to free the gas of any sediment, the gas is forced from the bell through the pipe 27 and the water in the gas chamber 29, the gas being cleansed by the water inthe gas chamber 29 since this water is not contaminatedwith the water in the well 1. The water may be supplied to the gas chamber 29 by means of the pipes 32 and 38 since the pipe 38 communicates with the gas chamber 29 as shown at 38;

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a generator has been produced which will efficiently generate a quantity of gas and will force the same into a system, and which is also provided with a means for allowing the same to be easily refilled or for allowing the residuum to be cleaned from the lower portion.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

1. In a generator of the class described the combination with a well and an expansion bell slidably mounted therein, a cylindrical casing positioned within said well and constituting a water seal, a carbid container carried by said cylindrical casing, said carbid container provided with an inclined chute at its lower portion, said cy-. lindrical casing provided with a plurality of apertures, depending arms carried by said carbid container, operating arms carried by said depending arms, a door carried at the forward portion of said operating arms, for closing the lower end of said chute, a U- shaped bracket carried by said operating arm adjacent the forward portion thereof, upwardly extending fingers carried by said bracket and extending into said chute, means for operating said arms whereby when said door is raised the fingers'carried by said bracket will pass upwardly into said chute for allowing only a predetermined quantity of carbidto be discharged from said chute.

2. In a generator of the class described the combination with a well, and a-bell positioned within said well, a carbid container positioned within said well and provided with an inclined chute, depending arms car ried by said container,operating arms pivotally carried by said depending arms, a link pivotally secured to the rear portion of sald arms and an operating member connected to said link, a weight carried by the forwardportion of said operating arms for counter-balancing the weight of said operating member, a door carried at the forward portion of said arms for closing the lower portion of said chute, a U-shaped bracket carried by said operating arms adjacent the forward portion thereof and provided with a plurality of upwardly extending fingers, said fingers extending intosaid chute whereby when the forward portions of said arms are raised, the fingers will pass upwardly into said chute for preventing the carbid within the container from passing therefrom whereby only a predetermined amount will be discharged, and a U-shaped guide positioned about the outer portions of said bracket and fingers for holding the same in their correct position.

3. In a generator of the class described the combination with a well, a cylindrical casing positioned within said well, a carbid container carried by the upper portion of said cylindrical casing, an expansion bell positioned within said well, said cylindrical casing constituting a water seal for said bell, said cylindrical casing provided with a plurality of apertures, said carbid container provided with an inclined chute, a plurality of arms pivotally connected to said chute, a

door carried by the forward end of said arms and constitutinga closure for said chute, a bracket member provided with a plurality of fingers carried by said arms, a partition positioned within said chute thereby forming a pocket, said fingers adapted to pass up to the end portion of said partition and in front of said pocket for limiting the flow of carbid, said arms adapted to raise said door for allowing a predetermined amount of carbid to pass into said well, said pocket adapted to prevent the jamming of the carbid against the top of the chute by said fingers.

4C. In a generator of the class described the combination with a well provided with a cylindrical casing, a bell positioned Within said well, said cylindrical casing constituting a water seal for said bell, a carbid container carried by said cylindrical casing and provided with an inclined chute, a partition positioned in said chute thereby forming a pocket, a plurality of arms pivotally secured to said carbid container, means for operating said arms, a U-shaped bracket provided with a plurality of upwardly extending fingers provided with said'arms, a plurality of supporting members carried by said arms, said supporting members provided with bolts, a door, bolt members'attached to said door and passing through said slots of said supporting members for supporting said door, said fingers adapted to pass adjacent the end of said partition before said door begins to raise, said fingers adapted to continue to pass upwardly in front of said pocket at which time the door will rise for allowing a predetermined amount of carbid to pass into saidiwell, said pocket adapted to shield the ends of said fingers for preventing the ends of said fingers from jamming the carbid against the top of the chute.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

UEL M. CAUDELL.

Witnesses:

A. E. GORE, OSCAR SEIFFER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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