US1108495A - Radiator and radiator-sections therefor for automobiles and the like. - Google Patents

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F. A. FELDKAMP. RADIATOR AND RADIATOR SDOTIONS THBRDFOR DOD AUTOMOBILES AND THD LIKE.

v APPLICATION FILED MAR.`1,2, 1910. lAQm Patented Aug. .25, 19A/A.

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WITNESSESI f n www @aM/57% FIE am TWDMADW, QMM O\\ ATTORNEYS I'. A. EELDKAMP. .RADIATOR AND RADIATOR SECTIONS THEREFOR BOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION P ILED MARIZ, 1910.

L 9 :il u atOnted Aug. 25, 1914.

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ATTORNEYS v f'. A. FELDKAMP. RADIATOR AND RADIATOR SECTIONS THEREFOR .FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE. APPLICATION FILED MARLlz, 1910.

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ATTORNEYS F. A. FELDKAMP. RADMTGR AND RADIATOR SBGTIONS THERBFOR FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THB LIKE APPLICATION FILED MAIL 12, 1910.

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ATTORNEYS *ill PATENT llll FREDERICK FELDKAMP, or Umori, NEW JERoEY, Aslsieiion TonLEoTiioLzfrio PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Coiwona'rio'isi '0F NEWJERSEY.

RADIATQR AND RADIA'J-IVGB-SECTINS '.IHERIEFOR FOR AUTOMOBILES AND THE LIKE.

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To all fte/1,0m il' may eminem 't .known that I, FREDERICK Km'nya citizen of the United States, residing'at Union, in the ,coiinty'o't Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and ,iisefiil linproveinents in Radiator an" Radiator-'Sections-Tlierefor for Auto* mobiles and the like: and I do hereby' declare the tollowingto be affiill, clear, and

e'igaot description oi the invention, Siieli as will enable' other skilled in'tlie art to' which it appeitains to make and use tlie same, reference being .had to the accompanying drawings, and 'to .characters of reference marked thereon, Awhich forni :i part of this Specification.

" This-invention llias reference7 generally, to

iniipr'oveniente in radiators and india-torremtions therefor which are used more espe eially upon. automobiles, motoiveaie, and 'vehioleS of similar character, liiit which may be employed also with other classes of ma ohinery and aiparatiises Where itisdesiralile to cool liqiiife and. fluids of tlie various kindsil'm in which the operation may be ieversedytlie'devioe in that ease being used for heating fluids and the like.

' Tlw present'invention lies 'for iti-3, prinei;

pal object to provide novel and simple cong .ei'riiotion of radiator and riju'liatoieeetion therefor o'l tlw general Character lieieiiiafter more paitieularly set lortli v and tlie various parte of each radiator-section coiniiieingg an electiolytieally dopoeited struetui'e made in one integral. piene and eaeli seotion consisting' of ainnltiplieity oi' liol- 'tlyiat ifs.'impossible to produce the iadi-- atei-sections by tlie iis-ual process of casting. @ther objects of this invention not at this time more particularly mentioned will be clearly iinderStQOd `from the following depeccationhof Letters Patent.

A. FELD-Y ed deseiption of the present invention., .r'eai faces-2f Vand .of the ysaid liolloiii stiel] ention Qmgiifiy desirable ,eoigijjgriira iiationS of the Yarious parte more partieii larliT .described in the following specitinau tion, and Vthen inally embodied. in tlieelaiieee ofl the claims Wli:`ieli\areI appended, to ,and ii'liicli forni an essential part of this Specify cation.

The invention is c learlX illiistrated iii the- Iaccompanyng drawings, in Whistle Figure l' is a front View a radiator showing' oneeinbodiment of the priiieiple'e of tlie present invention, representing gill@ front radiator-section partly in ele'ifatioii and partly in vertical section; and Fig. is arear itaee 'View 'of the radiator. Fig.. fz); ie a 'transijerse Vertical s eetioii of portions of the radiator, said section being taken on line 3-3 in said Fig. 1, said View bein made on an; enlarged scale, and.. said Vi showing a -radiator made .up vof an lari'aiawie nient of Vthree radiator-sections. fe a horizontal 'section ,taken on 'line in eaidlig. l, and Fig. 5 is a siii'iilarseesioa taken on liiieS-- in said Fig'. l, btlioii said sections being inacle on an enlarged tion, and all of' tlie pai-sts of which', except certain duet .or pipe-like ,eleiiieiits, .which aire to lie .used with .the Vveoijnplete i'adisritoi'i'lieingi; inode inione integi'ali'pieee, the nietiil .portions being inode by eleetifolytical deposition.

ldlaeli eleotrolytieally ClepQSltei-l radiator-see.-

tion, oic iiilii'e-li .tlieie may be one oi' more, ao

1 l @Ording to tlie size and kind Oi' radiator to,

be p'rodiieeixl` yconsiste olf a `hollow .body or shell formed by the front face 2, tli'e rear faee'l, the top 4t, tlie bottoni 5, and the side poi-tions .or ends 6v As s .lowii` the front and e Sed. @een on. tl

are projiidd ittitli loppoeitely dis Patented Aug?. 25; 191e; Application filled March' 1.2, 1310. Serial No, @48,756. l

a' complete will `2- and the rear 3,

veach other, so that in addition to forming .illustrated in 1 ot the drawings.

A of the said walls a n, License said openings in practice b and a `great many oi s1.. used. l/Vithrn the space S or shell 4, between the inner is.

opening t, are thm nails being arranged in such elo ,mity to With the said holes or openinc"v Y suitable Ventilating ducts or passagew the said Walls will forni a number or diagonally disposed` ducts or hollouv portions, as 10 and 11, which cross each other. substantially as m. lnese ducts erhellen portions 10 and 11 provide cooled, as for instance in automobile radi.

ators, flows circuitously from the upper water-space Within' each radiator-section, into andlthrough the'niarginal side-spaces and thevbottomspace from between the Walls of eacli radiator-section, as will be clearly understood. The said front and end-walls of each radiator-section are also provided in the upper portion oi the space `with suitably disposed'stays or reinforcing posts, as 12and 13, and in the lonf'er portion of the said space 8 with suitably d l stays or reinforcing posts, 1-1 ano aid stays 12, y123), le and 15 l elng 'pre le holo lon', as shown, an

f and posts 12 surround or enc members or elemeirts` as laterally across the space nected With the said Wolff, form integral portions "i fi members or elements 16 made with a plurality of holes or per rrations l? which provide suitable inlets for ie purposes to ,ich extend and are con- 3 and f5. so as to rhe said be presently more fully set tor-'lr like manner, the said stays or posts surround or encircle other tubular mourners or elements 18, similar to the members or elements 16, said members or elements 18 extending laterally across the lower portion of the space 8 and being connected "W'li the said Walls 2 and 3, so as to lio in integ nl portions of the said Walls. The sa :l members or elements 18 are also made with a plurality ot holes or perforations 19 which provide suitable outlets, for the purposes to be presently' described.

In the upper portion voi' each radiator-section there are usually two oi? such tubular members or elements 16, While in the lower portion of each radiator-section there are usually three of such tubular members or elements 18. From an inspection ot 3 of the drawings, it will be evident, that in the extreme upper Vportion of each radiatorsection, and extending across the space between the walls 2 and 3, is'another tubular member or element' 20, said member or eletions 21 which provide suitable inlets for the purposes to be presently more fully specified.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, it will be seen that the thin connecting walls 9, by means ofovhich the diagonal arrangement of conveying ducts or passageways l0 and 11 are provided, and the laterally= extending cooling passages or Ventilating ducts are formed, are angularly arranged, as at Q2 and 23, so that tapering openings which are of larger cross-section at the front and rear faces of the said radi- :iter-section, than at the points midway betweenV said front and rear faces, softhatincreased radiating and cooling surfaces are provided.

In order to construct radiator-sections of the general character hereinset forth, and to assemble any number of such sections in vthe form of a complete radiator having a maximum radiating or cooling surface with relation to a minimum spaceoccupied by a radiator, and to provide radiator-sections haring no soldered or otherwise connected joints or parts, it is necessary that each radiator-section must be made in one integral piece, and that the various wall-portions oit the sections must be extremely thin;

and. furthermore, the various diagonal ducts and the laterally extending openings in each section being so closely located, that it will be impossible toproduce a radiator-section ot this type by Ithe ordinary method of casting, the method empY )yod is necessarily by the electro-deposition of metal, such as copper or other electrolytically deposited metal.

Ono method or manner of producing,r such electrolytically deposited structure is described iny my former application for Letters-Patent tiled April 10th, 1909, Serial Xumber 489,178, and briefly is as `follows: lnto a suitable inold of steel,I iron, or other suitable material, I pour an easily fusible metal or alloy, the melting point ol which is below the boiling point of Water, so as to produce a solid metal core, formed with a multiplicity'of holes or openings, conforming to the general shape and configuration of the, radiator-section desired. After re- .mo'slng the metal pattern, which has thus been produced, from the mold, the same isv suspended, asa cathode, in an electroplating bath of the proper density and temperature. A deposit of copper. or other suitable metal,

is thereupon madeupon the surfaces of the said pattern; and, after a deposit of the reouired thickness has been made upon said alloy-pattern, so as to form a skin or envelop about the same, the plated pattern or The assembled radiator-sections, of which there may be any desirable number, may beY placed in suitable frame-like members 62 and G3, which are suitably' connected by means of screws 64, or other suitable fastening devices, the member 63 being suitably flanged, as at 65', for securing the entire device upon the frame-work of an automobile, or to any other fixture.

F rom the foregoing description it will be seen, that a radiator, and radiator-sections therefor, have been produced in which all the parts of each section are made in one integral piece, thereby avoiding the great cost of 'assembling a great many small parts and the securing together of such parts by means of solder. A hollow or chambered 'radiator-section isvalso produc-ed having the interior thereof studdedI with a great many hollow members which are ,very closelyv placed together, and which extend from and form integral portions of thej side-,walls of the radiator-section, so that the interior of each section is i''ormed with a multiplicity otv closely locatedI *liter-conveying' ducts, and with a multiplicity of intermediately placed air-ducts leading from one side to the other side of the radiator-section, and thereby providing a maximum radiating surface.

" l claim:

1. A radiator for automobiles and the like, comprising a plurality of radiator-sections, each section being made in the torln of a chamber-ed casing with a multiplicity of hollow elements and arranged to provide interiorly dis-posed water-conclucting passages surroui-ided at the top and bottom, as well as at the sides within said casing, with water-spaces, said hollow elements providing the said radiator-section with a multiplicity of ventilating and cooling duets stag-` gered between said water-conducting passages, tubular elen'xents within the upper and lower water-spaces ot said casing, said tubular elements being provided with perfor-ations, and an upper inlet pipe and a lower outlet pipe, each having perforations and an annular depression registering with the perforations of the tubular 'elements respectively in the upper and lower waterspace of the casing.

2. A radiator for automobiles and the like, comprising a plurality of radiator-sections, eaeh section being made in the form of a ehambered casing with a multiplicity of hollow elements and arranged to provide interiorly disposed water-conducting passages surrounded at the top and bottom. as well asat the sides within said casing`r with water-spaces, said hollow elements providing the said radiator-section with a multiplicity of Ventilating and cooling ducts staggered between said water-conducting passages, tubular elements within the upper and lower water-spaces of saidlcasing, said tubular elements being provided with perforati'ons, an upper inlet pipe and a lower outlet pipe, each pipe having perforations and an annular' depression registering'with 'the perforations of the tubular elements respectively in the upper and lower water-spaces of the casing, and a series of tubular stays within said upper and lower water-spaces orq the casing.

3. A radiator for automobiles' and the like, comprising a plurality of 'radiator-seetions, each section being made in the forni of a chambered casingvith a miiltiplici y of hollow elements and arranged to previos interiorly disposed water-conducting passages surrounded at the top and bottom, s Well as at the sides within said easing,y with. water-spaces, said hollow elements providing the said radiator-section with a multiplicity of Ventilating and cooling du cts gered between said water-conducting passages, tubular elements within the upper and lower water-spaces of said easing, said tubular elements being provided with perforations, an upper inlet pipe and a lower "erftlet pipe, each pipe having perforations and an annular depression registering with the perforations of the tubular elements respectively in the upper and lower water-spaces of the casing, another vset of tubular eleinent's in the upper water-space of sai diator-sections, said tubular elements formed. with perforations, and a iillinff L extending into said last-mentioned tubular elements, said pipe being Jformed with an nular depressions having pertorations registering with the perforations insa-id lastmentioned. tubular elements.

4f. A radiator for automobiles and like, comprising a plurality radiator tions, each section being'made in the i' of a chambered casing with a inultipl.' oic hollow elements and arranged to prov interiorly disposed water-conducting sages surrounded at the topv and bwttfiun as well as at the sides within said casing, with unter-spaces, said hollow ele-ments providing the said radiator-section with a rf l tiplicity ot ventilating and cooling d staggered between said water-eondueting passages, tubular'elements within the upper- (IIE lil@

and lower water-spaces of saideasing, said y tubular elements being provided with i'orations, an upper inlet pipe'and a lower outlet pipe, each pipe having periorations and an annular depression registering with the perforations of the tubular elements respectively in the upper and lower spaces of the casing, a seriesv of tubular sta; within said upper and lower rwaters/ rases of the casing, another set of tubular elements in the upper water-space of said radiator-sections. said tubular elements bein@E formed With perforations, and a filling pipev set forth above lhave hereunto set my hand extending into said last-mentioned tubular this 28th day of February, 1910.

elements said pipe being formed with an f nular dpressions having pelfoia-tions reg- FREDERICK A* FELDKAMP' 5 isteiing with the perforations in said last- Witnesses:

mentioned tubular elements. FBEDK. C. FRAENTZEL,

In testimony, that I claim the invention Fmnmi. H. FRAENTZEL.

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