US1181939A - Heater for motor-vehicles. - Google Patents

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J. E. THEB AUD.

. HEATER FORMOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. I9, 1916,

v i I Patented May 2, 1916.

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it kn0Wn that LJQHN Emmmi "linsax citizenoflthe United States; resid- B ufl 'alo, inthejcounty of Erie and and nsefui {Impiovemeiits in Heaters MotoflVehiclegi and I ,do, hereby--deilled in the art to whieh -teinstwmakeanjd use the. same, refon, which forni part "of giii'es 6t rf ihcej refen to like les j propelledfibya 'hydrdica rbon engines,

t1 gases, that are available a'rt for heating purposes its to; of economical)construction and falist g'g'ases" from the exhaust pipe, with leasing the pressure on the eno thet object l togii oyide a radizitoiy as t. the heetmgg a ppenatus, wh ch can ".mlxen ave of New Ybrk, hebjve: invented certain being i, {had j to w the. accompanying ing iiiidto figures of reference marked this specifica- .l entionyrel ates to fh eaters for inoehicles.particularly to that class of.

of the occupants of said je w in view in connec ne. object is. tqjprovidea .hezitingfappai th sam gtifnefbeservieeeble and appli to fstanda td *makesw' of automobiles divert part of the "bleKto decrease said i .mtus shown. in Fig.1. Fig. ai'ise frag enta1a nd perspectivefiiew of the sepm fi the uob'jeet.isytdfPrmit the cii milel ton, of. the confined pled by the. pas

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l Another object is to.providehfheatingag paratus vvhichwilI-beso constructed asto avoid rattling, and also. whiehwwill be fnee from the noise of exhausting gases.

To lfulfil the. above objects, I provide} a lmnnseub; on nunrmlo nnw yonx, AssIeno'n on noun-Finns T0 Patented May 2;1916 f n i mense Januaiy 19,1916. seriammsnsaf heating apparatus adepted to divertpaft a heating coil, incl 'osed by inseparable, but

ofthe exhaust g'l'ses of the engine through they are allowed to escape through an aux iliary mufller into the atmosphere, Onl the i exhaust pipepfthje. engineg'where the gases are diverted, I pre /idea valve of special construction, ,which 1 permits of diverting part 10f said exhaust gases without me} terially increesin engine. fMeens g) are provided, as aie also ineans for holding the various moveble pai ts spring-pressed together, to prevent rattling.

The heating apparatus ihdetziil is hefei1i what I claim is set forth! the back piiessure on the r regulating and holding 1 .theregulation of the operation of thisvalveg 'a'fter described: and is illusti eted inthe drawings and its operation is explained and In the drawings, Figure 1. is an elevation showing in outhi e',=perts of the body of, an i inclosed automobile, having installed therein a heating apparatus embodying invention, andl shows parts broken away to. 1

illustrate internal featunes of construction. Fig. 2 is a topplan iew of the said appp rable heating box'used to incese the said heating coils, Fig. 4 is a vertical end iew of my diverting valve, showing the alecu jlarshapeof the tongue of the said: Valve with itsettaehed. shaft and drank; for fin ing. its l anguleiy position i in the current of; .fexhaust gases; This View is thatl looking" in the direction of the movementof the erg-5 haust gases, as they pass through the said "valve. Fig. 5 is: a perspective view (mute blade of; sgudj valve, lllustra'ting its conceive Fig. Tishperspectivejyiewpf the lever ratchet device used m regulating the angular position of the hltc le ef sa-i'dj valvefan'd of l olfling such. angular position Wh'ei e d.

sire i..; Fig; 8 is a sectiohal eletetio'n of the box shown in Fig. 3, but with the heating vertingva'lve,

shown in section,

, l6,'and to illustrate the construction of the.

18,with its leaves. 19, is secured to the lower coil added. v In Fig. 1,1 is the broken line outline of an inclosed hole, in the con- 13, passthe branch [11, and in tubular connection therewith, is the piping 15, which is tubularly continuous with-the heating coil 16, positioned within the'separable, but closed b0x'17, having an apertured' cover 18 there-- on. 'This box 17, fixed in the floor 6, is to expose the heating-coil boxl'l. Depending 'fr omthe cover 18 and integral therewith are the side leaves 19, (only oneshown in this figure) wh' h, with,

the end leaves 20and 21, upstan mg from and integral with the bottom 22, complete the four side wallsof the box 17. .The cover part of the box-17 by screws 23', adapted to engage threaded holes 23, in thetop of the: endleaves 20 and 21.- The side engage grooves in the lower part of thebox with someisuitablejpacking to air seal 1 the joint at said grooves Through the end leaf 21 pass ends of the coil'l6 in tubular connection with thepiping 15 an the piping 24, which terminates in-the auxiliary muffler 25. Clamped upon thc exhaust pipe 8,

is the bracket 26;. Connects the crank A tension spring 27 14, with the bracket 26 and normally-(holds the blade 12 up against on, the lever 34. I In with an extension 38, on the l6V'6I 34, is the rod 39, also in pivgtedengagement withthe the lowervend of the post plate 42 its seat ,28,

Depending from the floor 6 is. a

which is journaled an L-lever 30, connected byjthe rod 31, with the :crank 14. Positioned on the front wall 5, is the lever ratchet device 32, having a post "33, to which is journa'le'd' an end of a lever 34. Integral with the frame of the device at its lower end,

32, is the curved extension 35, having ratchet teeth 36, for engagement with the tongue 37, pivoted engagement end of the horizontal arm 40 of the L-lever 30. Acompression spring 41, surrounding the rod 39, and engaging L-lever 30 tends to keep theleveriii spring pressed inposition, V engages the teeth 36, and prevents rattling 10 is the exhaust gas diith the exend of said blade'12 and in place.

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leaves 19.

"have the undivert'ed to shutpif communication between the coil 16' and the eiihths't pige 8.

s 9 to so large a blade fora and; also the arm ,el0, of the 7 Wherever the tongue 37' L smae of both the levenratchet'device 32 and the i L-lever--30. V A In Fig; 2, the-coverf'lB is broken away to show the coil16 and the 18. Thefullopen position ofthe blade is shown dotted at 12, approximately at an angle of 45 degrees with the axis ofthe pipe 8. or'this open position of the blade 12,

the leverlal takes the dotted positionile' 7 and the spring 27 becomesextendedl a In Fig. 3, the two box 17 are shown'in perspective; the upper part being shown broken away to expose the'end leaf'20 and the grooves 43, which are lined with sheet'packing 4'3 and which engage the side leaves 19, whichare integral with the "apertured cover" 18. Holes 21 in the-end leaf 2 1 are provided fortthe protruding ends oftheheating coil,-when When the screws 23 are Withdrawn, and the cover 18,-with its depending side leaves 19,- is removed, there remains the bottom '22, with its upstanding end leaves 20 and'2l, leaving open spacesabove the botgrooves 43, through which accumulateddust and belowthe floors-6, of the vehicle, when posi-' tionedasshownin-Fig. 1; 1 Y

Thezsectional elevation shown in Fig. 8, of the box 17, struction of'the 'and'also coil v21 In Fig. 4, the od shapedsnails as? g the blade 12, is apparent, leavingthei'horse; shoe-shaped clearance space 12 between'the edgeof the bladegjlQ andgthe-inner wall of the valve 10, whenopened. ,'Through this horseshoe-shaped clearance space 12", passes; "the undiverted remaining portion of the eX-. haust gases to the muflier '9, The largerthis clearance space 12", the greater freedom exhaust, gases, when assing the bladej-12 y having the blade 12 concavewe increase its dlvertingcapacity and we do not require given capacity, as we would for a fiat blade. The concave blade therefore offers ,lessviresistance to the pas- 1'15 sage of undiverted gases than aflat blade of'the same diverting capacity The spoonshaped outline in either a fiator a concave blade, offers an'advantage over any other shaped-blade, as it gives verting surface, where the velocity of flosv,. v

of the, exhaust gases, is greatest, that is,

- about the centerof flow, therefore for a required amount of volume flow to. be diverted, the spoonshaped blade" presents a 125 divertingsurface totlie bestadmntage, and

the engine." a

,. In Fig. 5, the concave surface 1; d of the 'resultsjindecreasingthe back pressure on bladei12 isbetter showmand stillbetter in 130 grooves 43, which engage the side leavesl beneath the cover 70 assembled parts. of the dirt may be cleaned out and forced 1 illustrates the integral conleaves 19with the cover 18,- shows the position of the heating;

in its open position a maximum of di- 12 is eftrensverse hole through the ndof theblade L12 edttptedto securely he 'heft13."fy ,j 1 i t ,the lever retchetdevice 32 shows 36,onythel port;ion(35,' tdybe in the path" ofijthe ton'gue 37, of the lever thattthe rod 39 can'be held. at various to ieintiiin the: adjusted position ongue;l2 of the vaive 10, (See Fig. 'Cthel' kind ofe i radiator than the i h 5 its coil 16, may be substituted 1 d 1' an other suitebief regulating tensed; v ereti on lexhaustigeses are led froin e 7, by {connection xnot herelshown,

'ustpipeg-8, and 1 are expelled into here through l the imufiier g9. On thewmufiier 9I,ytheseid gases pass e body? of theivalve l() i and by th tongue 12,-' ung into the cur- ;exhaust v; gases, j into the position rt flseidx gaseshregdiverted endv run into the} branch 11 and travel ghitheipiping 15;the coil 16, the 24 m the auxiliary mufiier 25., i into tail-fromtheqcentral areaof the ed portionof the cover 181 rises and cooler eir fromjjthe floor 6, in its 'ntothel'outer part-of the apertured between the border edge of the Skand they seid'centre1 portion. On of the :motioh yof theelvehicle and o tributing ceusesgye yone part of apertured;.po1 tion,of said cover 12, n usefjfor theingress, and the repertofflseid epertured portion for air, as itkpasses through the 5c 'veylng ofi'iltheheet radiated hecoiL within the otherwise closed "Itis thusfpossible to heat the in-V hefradietor box from st'keep out dirt and iower portion of pass through t outside; endlthu aden laiizg In .11

erM "svlelioweduto "pull; the crank 14 the crank 1 cupy the doe sw ng intoethe p ition 12",v in the :theuoneoming j exhaust gases. It is tent" hat! the branch 11: be i straight oned etteboutji') degrees with the he-f-Inein A erted 1 gases fatter al ve}; 10, is. not of so i like at "11 i 2) treight gone, eslstenc the diverted gases i111:

tmosphere; mAs theihoii 16 becomes.

10 offe closed kvehicle 11 without causing hoWn v 1, v the tension osition jwhereinthe blade 12 closes rein thepartition-seat 28, but lYBI i 34=sistinj=thej position shown that i i dg se willebe me i channel? 111 es ustreight 2 the direction 1 been found by bent branch, "ina ,eee g mediatelyefter the diversion takes place and thus vitiate their initial impulse, which otherwise would give them a start and keep them going through the piping 15, the coil 16, an the inuflier 25.

I do not wish to be confined to the exact structure herein shown, as certain details may beichenged Without departing from the spirit of myinvention. V

'Hence I claim: v

1. In it motor vehicle heater having tuhu- 1211- connection 'with the exhaust pipe of a hydro-carbon engine, diverting means in said: exhaust pipe communicating with said; tubular connection, said diverting means being adapted to divert hot gases from; said exhaust pipe-into'seid con.-

neotion and to close off communication therewith, said diverting means comprising a Y-branch easing tubuiafly continuous," withsaidexhaust pipe, a valve sent within saidcesing opening intouthe Y-brench of' said casing, a ftong'ue member pivoted near one end fof said valve seat and adapted to be swung into the current of hotgeses dogg ingthrou gh said pipe and to close the ing in said seat, said tongue 'Inemher being concave toward said Y-brench, and means for singularly positioning; said tongue member. i i

2.111 motorvehicie heater having tubular connection with the exhaust pipe of} a, hydro-carbon engine, diverting means in said exhaust pipe communicating with said tubular 1 connection, said diverting means being adapted todivert hot gases from said exhaust pipe into said connection and 'to close off communication therewith, said diverting means comprising a .t hra nch casing tubular-1y continuous, with said exhaust pipe, a valve sent within .seid casing openinginto the Y-brenchof seicicesingend a tongue member pivoted near one end of said valve seat and adapted to he swung into the current of hot gases flowing through said pipe and to oioseethe opening in said seat, seidtongue member heing concave, the diverting surfaceof said tongue member being bro edened'neerits swinging end and concaved toward said Y-breneh.

3. a motor vehicle heater ha ving. tubular connection with the exheust pipe of e hydro-carbon engine,-diverting means in said exhe-ustpipe omninuniceting with said tubular 'conneetiomsitid diverting vmeans beingadeptedt divert hot from said q exhaust pipe into seid connection rind to close ofi communicationtherewith, said diverting means comprising a v' branch ca-sing tubuiai'ly ontinuouewith said exhaust pipe, a valve seat 'within said casing'opening into the Ybmnch of sei easing; spring pressed tongue member pivoted near one end oi? said valve seat end adapted to be swung into the current-of hot gesesvliio :fiowing through said pipe and to close the opening in said.'seat,-said tongue member 'being concave toward said *Y-branch,l;and

' meansfor angularly positioning said tongue I I V member L I g gu1ar1y1pos1tionmg sa dtongue.- 4., In it motor. vehicle heater'having tubn. Ina motor vehicle heater," lain-connection with the exhziust'pipe ota hydra-carbon enginmdiverting meanszin saideXhaust-pipe communicating withisaid' I tubular connection, said diverting ineans tubu'lariconnection,

,jbeing adapted todi-vert-hot gases fromsaid exhaust pipe into ssideonnection and to i c1ose" ofi communication therewith, said diverting means comprising a Y-brsnciibasing tubularly continuous, pipe,' ava1ve:seat Within said casing open} ing into' the -branch of said casii'ig, ands "spring'pressedtongue member pivotednear one'end'of said'valve seatsnd adapted to II beswunginto the current ofihptigases fioiw I ing through said pipe and'tqeIose the openingi in said seat,- sa'id tongue membenbeing concave, the diverting surface of said tongue j member being broadened end and concaved tward said -Y-hranch. I- Ina motor vehioie heater, having-tubular connection with the sxhanst pi'peof a ,in g gihydro-en'bon aging-diverting@means -,in said said exhaustpipe communicating with said;

I I tubular connection, ing adapted toidivert hot gases from 'sai -ex Lust pipe igitdQid-eonnection, and y I 'close off communication therewith, i verting I means Comprising, a V-bianch "ass ingtuhniarly conti'nuous,w\'ith ss-id 'ex hust I pipe, a valvegsent within saidmssiBg ening into -said }Y-bi-anch-; of'gsziidflcsisiDgQ ii verting -mesins comprising; i tonguememherpivotedneari onefend of said valve seatmand :tdaptedto beswiiug into the ",cm 'ent ofQhot-igases flowing through said pipe-indigo oloseithe openinginsziid seat, saiid tonguemember having a divertin surface concave toward said a -branch, an I hav- I I pivotal aIXis positioned between snid ivdi'ting' surfaes and the 'axiscof the main 'mb ular par'cjiof ssidrcasingg, sins in 1 1 for ver-ting surface I I I bular' part of sa1djcas ng,-andmeans hydroma'rbon engine,

I exhaust pipe into with said exhaust; ing tubularly "continuous,

j swung into the current and means" .tong uei- I 8. In a motoi-i vehiclefheater; said divertingmeans belar eonnection' with the exha into the current of hot gzis *sean'issid tongueimembei' having a, divert- J z ngnlarly'positioning said tongue. o

' I Insmot01"vehic1eheater,having I ilai uoonnection with the exhaust pipe of a d g i'iydi'o ca 'bon engine, diverting-ineans in '1 said exhaust pipe, communicating with said 7 {tubular Connection; said diverting means lie-- I. andconave toivardsaid -Y bifanchmndhavtubn-J mg 1 its; 'plvotal axis;

' tubu iiipart oiijaid flcg sing, :indqneins for I i l-ngukirly"positioningsaidtongue EQ a St pipe intp Said Connection; and th Q hydro-carboningine," divertingflme'ans "in I close off communication therewith, sa1d-drssid e'xhau's'tfpipe,oomniunioatingvvith said vertini meanscomprising, a Y bi'anch as? 1 uiaintmuous, with saidexhaust' inghdslptedtoidiver vidt v-bm h sisw smb e II I I I I I I i I 9. In n-motorvehicieheater, hav'ing tuhung-ndapted to divert hot gases from said lmiconnection withtheexhaust'pipe with af concave toward. Said' Y-jh 'amh,iandh -ving its pivotal axis'pqsitioned :between. saldidl I an'dthe axisof the main tn- I fo ranjha'ving tubnla'r connection with the exhaust pipe I 0f, a diverting means said exhaust pipecommunicating with said I said-divertin means be ing adapted" tomdivert hot gases from sayii I i said connecti0n,a,and t0 close ofl co rmnuniCation; therewith, said dis verting means comprising, a Ydinanch: easfwith said. exhaust pipe, a valve seat withini'said,casing, open ingintp said Y- brancho'f said easing, a I spring-pressedtonguemembei' pivoted near 'onefendofisaid:valvesent andadapted to be 'of-lhot" gases flowing through said pipe and to. close" the opening in said'gseat',saiditongud member lfavirig -a I j 1 diverting surface concave I toward said -Y- nearitsfswiingingf brunch, and v-hsvingiitspivot'al axisLposi- I t'ioned between fssid diverting; surface and th'd'axis of the main tubulnnfpnrt of saidicasfor ahgulai lyf positioning having tubu- I list pipe of it hydrmcaz'bon; engine,-v divertingfimeans in pe, communicating with said said db: tubular connection, said -.divei'ting Iheans bei ing, adapted to divert hot from said i exhaust] pipe into said; connection, ,and' to close 01? coininunimtion therewith; said di- 2, Y-branch tn- 'buli rly'eontinuous, with saidexhaust. pipe, a valve, seat "withinsaid casing, opening into saidY-bz'anch of said teasing, 2i spring pressed l-tongue member pivoted near oneend of'sziid valve seat and adaptedto be swung. es flowing through said pipe-41nd to close the opening in -said mgisn tam broadened neiinits swinging enji i II positioned betvvee'n .said ivertingsurfacefandthe "ax s ofthe. main v 115- i I I I t hot'lgnses'fi'om said ex- 7 I at wlthmsaid casmgope b hanst'pipe intot's dconnection, said divertv I II ig into :said ij hranch of said ,casing, a means eomprismgsjY-branch oasihggtii- I tonguemembei; pivoted neurone end of' nid" buiariy mntimmus withseid eiihaustpipe, 125, vaive seat ahgiadapted'to heswun'g into the thepsih'eing 'afpoi't'withinIsaideasingQopen; 1(@{hjrQrtaQf hpt gases flowing through eid .ingintothesaidl 'brafic tatbng ei pipe/and to-ciose the opening in said seat5 within.'ssidjfeasing;a'ngulsrlyfpositioned to 1d; tongue member; having a diverting SUI? divert flowing hotgases 'frdm said pipe into" ,ceb roadend near its swinging end and i 120 tubular oonnectiom sniddiverting means he 7 liill il inft o tl path of said hot gases, flowing from 1, motor v'ehi clefheater, haying-tunneetu'in Wild 1: the exhaust pipe with -carbon engine, diverting means in mneet iomfsaid divertingmeans beto divert hot Wises from said means comprising a yY-branch ens lliu' lycont nu s with sand exhaust withursmd casing,

itting surface concave linear one end thereof, extendnczire diverting surface extending :iust pipe,eoinmnnioating with said;

pipeinto said connection, said (11- -br:moh, said tongue nth of said hot gases, flowing :1 hydro-carbon engin n radiator consistin (T ofa heater box and a heating coil positioned within said heating box, said box compris ing a bottom piece, having opposite upstanding ends integral therewith, and an apertured cover having opposite depending leaves integral therewith and adapted to fit between said ends, to form therewith the sides'of aid box; there being afforded, upon the removal of said cover, an open endibo- O tween said upstanding ends for cleaning purposes. 1 1 wk JOHN EDWARD THEBAUD.

"Witnesses: v

Flume D. BAILEY, N. L. COOK.

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