US1118095A

US1118095A - Gas producer and compressor.

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Publication number: US1118095A
Application number: US72105212A
Authority: US
Inventors: Emmanuel Felix Aumont
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-09-18
Filing date: 1912-09-18
Publication date: 1914-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 1931-11-24

Description

E. F. AUMONT.

GAS PRODUCER AND COMPRESSOR.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1912.

1,1 18,095. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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E. F. AUMONT.

GAS PRODUCER AND COMPRESSOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.18, 1912.

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO4. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGFON, D. c,

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

:-;:.EMMANUEL FELIX AUMONT, or PARIS, FRANCE.

GAS riio nuonn AND COMPRESSOR.

' To all whom it may concern:

"Be it known "that I, EMMANUEL Fr'imx 'AUMONT, a" citizen, of the French Republic, residing at Paris, Department of the Seine, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas Producers and Compressors; and I do hereby decl'arethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art-to which it 'appertains to make and use the same;

This invention relates to apparatus for making a storing and dispensing medium for "carbonated beverages, andhas for its obj'ectxthe provision-of an apparatus having the novel 'features of constructlon. and operation, as-hereinafter described.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a broken view, partly in section, of the improved apparatus, showing one form of means for admitting. conibustion products to'the injector; Figs. 2 and 3,

incombinatiomshow an apparatus in which a modified form of the means for admitting the combustion products'is used; and Fig. 4 is a-vertical section'takemon the longi- 'tudinal center line of the construction shown in Fig. 2.

Beverages, such as beer and the like, rapidly lose their quality when subjected to the action of air, while the preservation of such liquids is assured if they are kept under pressure by meanspf. a medium, such as carbonic acid gas. The mixture .of nitrogen and carbonic acid gas formed by combustion hasall .the advantages "of carbonic 'acid gas alone, besides costing very little as, compared with the relativehigh cost of carbonic acid gas. I

The present apparatus is especially designed forjmaking and storing under pressure in a simple manner, a mixture of nitrogen and carbonic acid gas to be used for storing anddispensing beverages. Referring to Fig. 1', the compressing reservoir is'shown'at (Z provided with an outlet 0 controlled by a suitablezvalve m. a The out- ;letcfmay discharge .the'iliquid contents of the ;reservoir '(Z wherever desired, a tank or being shown for this purposeinto which the -;outlet' pipe 0 discharges.- Liquid such as .zwat'er is injected into the compressing reserv01; d by'a suitable injectora interposedin the. inlet 0. As hereinbeforelystated, itLis dg.

Specification of Letters Patent.

. tent. liouid through the inlet 0, the opening ofth Patented Nov. 24., 1914..

Application filed September 18, 1912. Serial No. 721,052.

mitted to the'burner through a chamber 00,

in which is located a diaphragm u in prox- The diaphragm u so divides the chamber as to provide a. lower compartment 'w in communication with the reservoir d by means of a conduit 0. A by-pass 2 serves to con- 'stantly supply a small pilot-light with fuel,

said pilot-light being located adjacent the burner screen 9. A conduit 8 places the top of the burner 79 in communication with the inlet a of the reservoir, the communication between said inlet and the conduit 8 being controlled by a check-valve b. A branch conduit 0, having an inlet 0, is preferably provided, for the purpose hereinafter described. The operation of such construction is as follows: The liquid admitted to the reservoir (Z through the injector entrains the products of combustion produced by the burner and forces the mixture of the liquid and the burner gases into the reservoir (Z. The

.imity to the lower extremity of the nozzle t.

gases separate from the liquid in the reservoir J and rise to the top part thereof, where they are compressed and forced through a conduit i. into the storing tank or receptacle -70, a check-valve j being provided to prevent return of the gases to the reservoir (Z. The above action takes place only when the valve m is open, and the pressure in the reservoir d thereby relieved to a certain ex- This permits the injection of the valve 6 and the admission of the gases. as

- hereinbefore described. There is placed in the upper portion of the reservoir (Z, a float Yvalve g which closes when the liquid in the reservoir reaches a predetermined level Prior to the closing of the iioat valve 9, the gases accumulating in the reservoir (Z are sforced' into the storing tank or receptacle 70, {as above stated. When the valve mis closed,

Fig. 1.

the injecting action continues until the pressure in the reservoir d is substantially equal to that of the admitted liquid, at which time the injection ceases and the valve 6 closes. The pressure in the reservoir cl then serves to lift the diaphragm u and cuts olf the supply of fuel to the nozzle 25, thereby extinguishing the burner; W hen the pressure in reservoir cl is lowered by opening the valve on, the diaphragm a lowers and the pilot-light adjacent the screen 9 ignites the burner, and the operation of the parts, as hereinbefore described, is repeated.

In the form of the apparatus shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the injector a communicates with the lower compartment to of the chamber 50, the two being separated by a diaphragm, as in the construction shown in The burner and its operation are similar to that shown in Fig. 1, except that above the burner is disposed a chimney 8 having at its upper extremity, a domeshaped closure 1 which fits the chimney s loosely. The gases pass from the domeshaped closure 1 through the passages 2 to a reservoir 3. A conduit 2" provided with a coil 71 and check valve 9 places the reservoir 3 in communication with the conduit 42, hereinbefore described. WVhen the valve m is closed, the pressure in the reservoir d causes the liquid admitted through the con duit c to rise in the conduit '0, and thereby lift the diaphragm between the chamber a; and'the compartment '10, thus serving to cut off the supply of fuel to the burner. A portion of the liquid in the conduit '0 passes through the shunt passage 2" and serves to close'the check-valve 9. When the valve m is opened, the diaphragm associated with the chamber :0 and compartment '10 lowers and the pilot-light ignites the burner which produces the gases that are drawn through the chimney s, closure 1, openings 2, reservoir 3 and conduit 2" to the injector a. The reduction of pressure in the conduit 2;, resulting from the injection action at a, permits the combustion products to pass to the injector through the check-valve g. The opening between the dome-shaped closure 1 and the chimney s performs the same function as the opening at 0, in Fig. 1, to wit, places the injector and also the burner in communication with the atmosphere, and thereby renders the operation of the injector independent of the operation of the burner. That is, if the suction of the injector is very slight, the excess products of combustion will pass through this open ing between the dome-shaped closure 1 and the chimney 5, but if the suction of the injector tends to draw in more products of combustion than supplied by the burner, air Will be admitted through the opening between the dome-shaped closure 1 and the chimney s. The burner is designed, however, to furnish the products of combustion in sufiicient quantities to always meet the demand of the injector. and the lastnamed condition will probably never occur.

Obviously numerous changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope of'the invention, as defined in the accompanying claims.

What I claim is 1. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a reservoir, an injector associated therewith through which a liquid may be injected into said reservoir, a burner,means associated with said injector to admit products of combustion of said burner to the injector, and an outlet valve associated with the reservoir.

2. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a reservoir, an outlet valve associated therewith, an injector to inject liquid into said reservoir, a burner, means toadmit products of combustion of said burner to the injector and a valve associated with a predetermined pressure is reached in the reservoir, and means operable when the liquid in the reservoir reaches a predetermined height to effect a cessation of the flow of liquid through said injector.

4:. An apparatus of theki d described, my

comprising a reservoir, an outlet valve associated therewith, an injector adapted toinject a liquid into said reservoir, a burner, means to admit products of combustionof V j said burner to said in ector, and means controlled by the pressure in said reservoir to control the supply of fuel to said burner.

5. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a reservoir, an injector associated therewith through which a liquid may, be injected into said reservoir, a burner, means associated with said injector to admit products of combustion of said burner to the injector, an outlet valve associated with the reservoir, and means to collect the gases accumulated in said reservoir.

6. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a reservoir, an injector associated therewith through which a liquid maybe injected into the reservoir, a burner, means to conduct the products of combustion of said burner to the injector, said means being in communication with the atmosphere, for the purpose described.

7. Apparatus of the kind described, comprising a reservoir, an injector associated therewith through which a liquid may be injected into the reservoir, a burner, means to admit products of combustion of said burner to the injector, a diaphragm chamber associated with the burner and in communication with said reservoir, a diaphragm in said chamber subjected to the pressure in said reservoir, and means whereby the movement of the diaphragm by the change of pressure in the reservoir varies the supply 15 of fuel to the burner.

In'testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EMMANUEL FELIX AUMONT. Witnesses:

HANSON C. COXE, EMILE KLo'rz.

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

Washington, D. 0.