US1108960A - Acetylene-gas generator. - Google Patents

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B. T-. WINTER.

AGETILENE GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION 111.51) 001'; 21, 1912.

1 ,108,960. Pa ented Sept.'1 ,.1914. 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE .GQRRIS PETERS CO. PHO'IO (n10, WASHINGTON. D. C.-

E. T. WINTER. ACETYLENE GAS GENERATOR.

AIPLIGATION FILED cow. 21, 1912.

Patented Sept. '1, 1914.

v 5 $HEETSSHEET 3.

In: [\DRRIS PETERS CO. FHOTO-LITHd, WASHINGTON. Dv C,

I E. '1'. WINTER.

AGETYLENE GAS GENERATOR. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 21', 1912.

Patented Sept. '1, 1914.

Gas Generator, of which the v following is specification.

provide improved means for removing andv replacing a carbid cartridge relative to a.

respective positions of I preferably is UNITED sTATES i AT r ornicn Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October a; 1912.

To all whom it may concern r 7 Be it known that I Ensnn TfWINTE Ry. citizen of the United States of-America, and resident of Des Moine's, Polk county, Iowa have invented a new and useful Acetylene mounted therein. Apertured ears 1a, 15 are posite-pointspn theupper periphery of the gas bell13;and guide rods 16,17 are mount- :ed; loosely through said ears and. loosely through aperturedears 18, 19' projecting :l rom the upper; portion ofthe tank ,lower ,ends of th ith-readed and are adapted to be screwed into ,{ears 20, 21 fixed to'and projecting rank 12 be11eatl1 and in vertical The object of this invention is to; provide an improved construction for acetylene gas generators. v

A further object of this invention isto provide improved construction for and. means of mounting carbid cartridges in] an acetylene gas generator. 7 g 1 A further object of this. invention is to.

r I I 12but preventingrotary anovementof the gas bell relative thereto.

I flhejgas hell 13 isformed with diamet trically opposite itending to thebottom of said gas bell, rising cartridge holder. My invention consists in the construction; arrangements-1nd combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a vertical section of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section at right. angles to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is afhor? zontal section on the indicated line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is aplan of the device. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a carbid cartridge, cartridge holder and shell detached. Fig. 6 is an elevation partly in section illustrating a carbid cartridge and, cartridge holder mounted on a removing frustum. Fig. 7 is an elevation partly in section illustrating a carbid cartridge and cartridge holder mounted on a replacing frustum. Fig. 8 is anv elevation'partly in section of a frustum employed in removing and replacing a car bid cartridge relative to a holder. Fig. 9 is a plan of a portion of a generator showing means for automatically changing the two carloid cartridges. Fig. 10 is an elevation of the same,

In the construction of the device as shown the numeral 10 designates a pan, which pan.

cylindrical, comparatively shallow and'open at its top: Aplurality of brackets 11 are fixed to the inner wall of the pan 10 near its top. A water tank 12 of cylindrical form and open at its top is formed of slightly less diameter than the [convenience pan; 10 and is adapted to be removabl mounted on and supportedby the brackets 11.. A cylindrical gasbell13 is open at ,its bottom and preferably made with a conical or domeshaped top, is of slightlyv lessdi- An open-ended shell 24 of cylindrical ,in each' well'l At leastthree of these shells '24 shouldlbe employed with. each generator vthe third (notfshow'n) being used as a rethereby are alike inconstruction. tum 25. is mounted in and sealed lower portion of the shell 24 and tapers upe wardly' therein for a distanceftolform an .annular water seal 26. to and shell 24 and are slidingly mounted in verends. Aicartridge holder of at their upper ends .within the upper the lower end ofsaid holder embraces the upper portion of the frustum' .25 and enters the, water seal 26. 'Theflcartridge holder 30 is. provided with a handle 31' oflcylindricalform nclfipfli s t p is ofless length than said holder. 2 l Springs33;34am

ameterlthan and is loosely fixed to! and project from diametrically op r 12. The. e guide rods 16, '17 are cylindrical wells 22, 23 "ex! somewhat above. itsrt-op. andfl open', at both formis removably and replaceablymounted serve, and they and the elements'carrieid A fr'usff to the, v

v Studs 27 are fixed project from opposite sides-of the tical slots 28 in the upper 'portions of the walls of the wells '22 and 23. The clots 28 and are formed with t or handles 29 on their outer I cylindrical form and open at its bottom is fitted snugly portion of the shell 24 and 011 its top for inremoving and. replacing. it 'relativeito'the shell. ,A carbid cartridge .32 loosely mounted within th' holder 3Q and is.

fixed to the inner side Patented Sept. 1, 1914. 7

of the holder 30 and are inclined'inwardlyl and adapted to engage the bottom of the cartridge 32 to hold the same in place within the holder. Lugs 35 are fixed within and project downwardly from the top of the holder 30 and are adapted to engage opposite sides of the top of the cartridge 32 and center the same relative to the holder. The cartridge 32 isformed with a central hole in its bottom and a collar 36 is sealed to the bottom and circumferentially of said hole and rises within the cartridge. sleeve 37, open at its ends, is fitted snugly within and is removable relative to 1 the collar- 36, and downward movement of said sleeve relative to the collar is-limited by a peripheral rib 38 on said sleeve. The sleeve rises nearly to the top of the cartridge 32'and a quantity of carbid39 is adapted to be contained insaid cartridge around said sleeve. A plurality of holes 40 are formed in the lower p'ortionof the cartridge 32 and serve to admit water. to the carbid 39. An open-ended frustum 41 is sealed to the bottom of the cartridge 32 circumferentially of the hole therein and with its larger end down. It is the function of the frustum 41 to guide and direct the cartridgewhile lowering the cartridge and its holder over. a gas pipe 44 rising within the well.

'An open-ended frustum 42 (Fig. 8-) is independently formed and is employed in the operation of removing and replacing a cartridge 32 relative to a holder 30. In the springs have reached the bottom of the cartridge (dotted lines Fig. 7) they spring into place beneath it and the holder is ready to be mounted inthe generator.

Gas pipes 43, 44 are mounted in vertical position in opposite sides of the water tank 12, rise withinthe wells 22, 23, pass upwardly within the shells 24, through the frustums 25, frustums 41, collars 36 and within the sleeves 37. The pipes 43, 44 turn laterally near the bottom of the tank 12 and pass out through and are sealed to the walls of said tank. The pipes 43,44 terminate in Ts 45, 46 just outside the tank 12, which Ts contain cut-off valves 47, 48 respectively, adapted to be operated by suitable means such as a key or wrench '(not shown). From the T 45 pipes 49, 50 lead in opposite directions and then turn laterally and pass through and are sealed to the wall of the tank 12. From the T 46 pipes 51, 52 lead in opposite directions and then turn laterally and pass through an are sealed to the wall of the tank 12. The pipes 49 and 51 meet within thetank 12 and are connected by a cross 53; while the pipes 50 and 52 meet within the tank and are connected by a- T 54. From the cross 53 a delivery pipe 55 leads laterally and then turns upwardly at the center of the tank and rises above the water line, indicated by the line 56, and within the gas bell 13. A floating valve or controller is loosely mounted on the open upper end of the delivery pipe 55 and comprises a sleeve removing operation the frustum 42 is placed ona suitable support with its large end up (see Fig. 6). The holder 30 is raised by its handle 31 and superposed relative to the frustum, and then pressed downwardly thereon until the springs 33, 34 are engaged by the upper marginof said frustum and pressed outwardly against the walls of the holder (dotted lines Fig. 6). The lower end of the cartridge 32 enters the open upper end of the frustum 42 and is engaged by an inwardly extending flange 42 fixed to the inner side of said frustum near its larger end. A sharp upward pull on the handle 31 will then release the holder 30 from the cartridge32 and leave said cartridge standing on the frustum 42 and supported bythe flange 42 The cartridge may then be inverted to remove the ash and residuu.m and be cleaned and recharged. To replace the cartridge 32 in the holder 30 the frustum 42 is placed on its larger end and the cartridge mounted upon it (see Fig. 7 the upper end of the frustum being of less diameter than the cartridge. The holder 30 is then lifted by the handle 31 and lowered over the cartridge and frustum, the springs 33, 34 being pressed outwardly by. contact with the walls of the cartridge. When the upper ends of the 57 surrounding and slidable onsaid pipe, a cap 58 mounted over the end of the pipe concentric with said sleeve and fixed thereto by lugs 59, and an annular float 6O fixed to and concentric with the lower portion of said cap- The cap is open at its bottom below. the water line 56 and is maintained in such position by'the float 60. It is the function of the floating valve or controller to cause gas issuing from the delivery pipe .551 to pass through the water in the tank for washing purposes gas bell 13.

from the cross 53 and passes downwardly through and is sealed to the bottom of the tank 12. The drain pipe 61 turns laterally near the bottom of the pan 10 and traverses said pan to a point near its opposite-side where it terminates in a T 62. vOne branch of the T 62 is directed downward toward and in close proximity to the bottom of the pan 10, and is open.

A receiving chamber 63 is mounted in upright position near one slde of the water tank 12 bell and above the waterline 56. The top ofthe receiving chamber63 is formed with a plurality of holes 64 to 'IQCGlVG gas from thefbell 13. The lower end of the chamber 63 preferably is formed with a threaded nipbefore entering the- A drain pipe 61 also leads and extends upwardly within the gas 1 terminates in in'gto the inner side well, such as 23, and water passes "through and is sealed to the wall of said tank and leads therefrom to a place-of "use, A drain pipe67 leads'from'the T65, passesthrough and is sealed to the bottom of the "tank'12, and connectsfwith the drain pipe 61.

safety pipe 68 "leads from tllQL e and across 69. A 'pipe 70 leads cross 69' along one side upwardly from the of the tank 12 'and is'open at its top on a level with the top ofsaid tank. Atube 71 is fixedto the gas bell 13, preferably by solderof the wall thereof, is open at'its bottom, and is adapted to receive looselyjthe upper portion of thepipe 70. The tube 71 is formed with holes 72 in its side normally below the water line- 56.

too great and causes saidbell-to rise to a point to bringtheholes 72 above the water, gas in's'aid bell will be. carried off through said holes 72 and the'pipe 70. A pipe 73 is' connected tothe cross69,

line 56,=the excess ofpasses through and the tank, and leads the atmosphere outside any 'building "in is sealed to the wall of which "the generator may fbje located. A

drain pipe 74' leads downwardly from the cross 69 through and is se'aled to the bottom,"

of thevtank 12, and'connects with the T62. It is the function of the' drain pipes,61, 67

and 74 to prevent the accun'iula'tion of water pipes and chambers water to the T 62 and dis of condensation in the by conveying such charging it at the bottom of the pan 10.

An open lip 75 is fixed to the side ofyithe communicates with the interior.

pan and thereof. by means of holes 76. ,It is thefunc tion of the lip 75 to serve as a introducing water to the pan 10 and also to act as a water gage. A lip 77 is fiXed to the upper portion of the watertank 12 and communicates with the interior thereofby means of holes 78, and serves a similar purpose with respect to said tank.

In practicaluse the parts are assembled as shown and charged as described. One of the shells 24 studs 27 engaging the horizontal portions of the slots 28, out of operative position. The other shell with its contentsis lowered in the from the tank 12 enters said shell and rises Some of the water enters the holes and acts on the carbid 39 to the production of acetylene gas. Gas so generated fills the cartridge/32 and enters thesleeve37 and pipe 44 or 43 when the other-sideis in use). Gas is prevented from escaping from the holder 32 in any other manner'by the water seal 26, which in the bell l3 becomes-f to a point of escape to positions-in the wells 22, 23. A

means of. ,t'op of -the gas bell 13 preferably is raised and held by its between the car. tridge holder 30 and carbid cartridge 32.

loaded cartridge operative position.

is filled with water when the a pipes 43, passes'therethrough, into'the pipe'and thence into the gas-bell 13 in themannerhereinbefore described. -As gas ac-I cumulates in the'bell l3s'aidjbell is caused to rise on the carried out of the water and the production of gas ceases. As gas is" used, fromthe bell this movement is I reversed and the producuiderous 16, 17, and as this a movement?continuesthe carbid cartridge 1s tion of ga's'is again commenced. [Gas is delivered from the-bell 13 her 63 to the service pipe ment of the bell 13 on theguide' rods is limitedby the action of th safet pipes leading from the tube 71'. -VVhen one cartridge 32 is be removed and the other lowered into operative osition, or both may be operated at the same-time? if necessary. It is desirable to have an extra cartridge vwith 'its'h'older to place within the" generator as soon as one has through the cham 66. Upward move- .loeen exhausted'andduring the operation of cleaning and recharging such exhausted cartrldge' -f -Dur1ng;theft;1n'1e that one of the ,cartridgesis being removed from the generatoryfit isdesirable-tofr turn the valve 47 or .48 connected'with-the pipes-43 or 44 for communication'wlth the p1pes50, 52.& This arthe pipes 50,152 to'relieve'the created bywithdrawal of thecartridge-and holder, andfaci'litates- 'such withdrawal.

f In.the-construction illustrated in 'Figs.

, 9fand 10 means provided ,for" automja'tically shifting the cartridges 32 relative to eachother as to operative or inoperative pin 79 is fixed *toan'd rises from the center of "the and a lever 80'is balanced and supported at its center on the upper end of said pin. .The lever '80 is forked at its ends and. embraces the wells 22, 23, and each fork of said lever is formed with longitudinal slots 81 on both sides in exhaustedit may a rangement" permits the inlet of air through partlal'vacuum which slots'the vstuds27 are slidingly received. When bothcartridges are full of new carbid one is manually pushed down into the water, which increasesthe Weight thereofand holds it down. in the lower cartridge is disintegrated by action of the waterand as "gas accumulates in said cartridge, it becomeslighter, and by the time the carbid therein is exhausted the equilibrium is overcome and the other or is caused to descend to claim as my invention 1. An acetylene gas generator, comprising a water tank openat itstop, at its bottom and mounted within said tank, said gas bell being arranged for vertical movement relative to saidtank, open-ended As "the carbid Y a'gas bell open wells-insaid gas bell, carbid cartridges re movably and replaceably mounted in said "tank, open-ended wells in said gas bell,

shells adjustably mounted in said wells balanced connections between said, shells, carbid cartridges removably and replaceably mounted in said shells, jsa'id cartridges formed w th holes in the r bottoms, gas pipes entering SitlCirhOlBSH-lld passing down" through the shells and communicating with said gas bell, and means for drawing gas Qpfronrsaicl bell. 1 g

An acetylene gas generator,comprising a water tank, a bell-- mounted relative thereto, open-ended wells in saidbelL-shells formed with studs and slidingly mounted in said wells, vertical slots in said wells, the

studs of the shells enterin said slots, pivotally mountedzand tudinal slots in its endsengaging said studs carbid containers in said shells, gas com- Q munication between the shells and the bell, and means for drawing gas from said bell.

l. An acetylene gas generator, comprising a water tank, a gas bell therein,- a well in said bell,-said well open at -its top above the 2*; bell and open at its shell adjustably mounted. insaid well, a watersealinand carried by the lower portion ofsaid shell, and removable therewith a cartridgeholder open atits bottom and through said tank,

a lever iormfed with longibottomto said tank, a v

containing a removable cartridge,lthe lower end of, said holder adapted to entersaid water. seal, said cartridge formed ;-W1tl'l water ports, gas communication between.

said cartridge andthe gas bell,, and means forlzdrawing gas irom said bell.

i5. An-acetylene gas generator, comprising a-wat'er tank, a gas bell therein, a well 1I1 justably mounted in said well, a waterseal lower portion of said in and carried by the shell, and removable therewith a cartridge holder open at its bottom and containing a cartridge, the cartridge holder adapted-t0 be mounted insaid shell and to enter said wateriseal, the cartridge formedwith means for receiving the upper end of said gas pipe and also formed with water ports, and means for drawing gas from said bell.

1 6'. In an acetylene gas generator, a cartridge holder of cylindrical form and open at itsb'ottomya carbid cartridge of cylinducal-form and open at ts top, said cartridgeadapted to be mounted withinvsaid holder, springs adapted to retain said cartridge in said holder, moving and replacing said cartridge relative to said holder, said means comprising an open-ended frustum.; I

1 Signed by meat Des Moines, Iowa, this September, 1911.

30th day of Witnesses: v SILA-S C. SWEET,

EARL M. SINCLAIR.

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