US1220563A - Superheating mechanism for automobiles. - Google Patents

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l. D. RUSS. SUPERHATING MECHANISM FOR AUTOMOBILES,"

APPLICATION FILED Nov. I4. 19.15.

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Application 'Filed November 14;, y.i' Serial No. 131,321.

Another more importent object' ot the iilvention is to provide means foi' keeping free from ce1-bon the engines oi? automobiles.

Another more important object is to in@ vide novel means for heating the low-,siede gesoiezoe, or othe 10W-grade. iiquid iueis causing rapid vepoiizstion thereof.

Subsidiary objects will appear as the specification proceeds and the nature of 'the invention more fully ep'pesirs.

In the accompanying; (ira-wing, lieve shown, as en iiius'trzition, one form et em. bodimeut o1" my inventive idees Capable olf carrying; out the underlying; 'prineipies thei'eof. The dierent iigures ei the dre-w imgy may be biieiy described es foiiows:

Figure l is e side eievetion ofi' n emite inobie engine and associated parte, siiewingy; the eppiieetion of my invention thereto;

2 `is e fragmentary detail View, ilo eeu'tz'ei Jei'tioei section, of the supeiiheatei;

3 isV e frelemeutery detail View,v side eev'etion, of the Vsive in the pipe ieeri iiigvfiom the radiator to the superheeter.

Referiiiig.I new, in detail to the drawing:

l and esifgnete, Tespeetiveijy, the intake mici exhaust manifolds of the engine, auf?. 3 tiie rediatoix The siiieriieetei comprises, preferably; e. cylindrical siieii oi body i etemeiiy thi-ee et?. tov/*aid one @mi thereof. es et 5, so het t i mais? 'be s z'eweoci into, and thus be positions@ hin, the exhaust meiioi :is siievm .iii li. The shell Toes expande@ bese having diareetrieeijy-oppositeK externaEy-tiireede side nipples Z and 8 am?. an exi-ei, eKternaiiythreee nipple 9. The sheii is oios'ev et the end l0 which is opper site the threaded end "Within the is e concentric tube 1L. theV side 'weil Vof l which is' speee the sirio Weit of "the fi ei'i e, the eee. 11'" of? the tube keine", 'i t 'se Si@ the steam oi" vapor 't1 l2 extends tiiiwugh the basel. portion 3. ietweeiirtiie uoe Iii :1"-i the simil it is' thus termed. s supei'uent 1,15 chamber L2, couiiuuiiioatiug', one euda with theA operi eiui ll' of the tube il and, et its other end, with ports 13, ist exteiufiinggj through the Hippies 7 8, i'eSpeCiVQiY, und through the bussi portion o'.

Coupled to the nipple i) by means of u, coupling l5 is :i pipe 16. the otheil end oit which communicates with 'the intake-maui- ;toih es shown in Fig'. i..

Coupled to the nipple 'i' by means of :i 'coul is pipe lhV the other enel oi which .ppefi into the toil of the radiator 3. above ,fue water-level therein.

Coupiec'i to the nipple 8 by menus of n, cou ii is pipe Q0 lending? fiom the (not showing).

,tu the pipe 1S is u. mtime-raising 2l, iii

e. valve open g by suction iii tiie s of :i spring f 'e is 'provided with :i waive-stem 24C. in operation7 fuel 'from the teils. is ili'uwu er Lif, which, bei the exhaust eauifoid l., iiiggiiiy heats the i'uei. causing; it 'te veoorif/Je Digi Simultsue ii@ the suotake., vapo?? sie-em. from the toa' is ("Juwu through pipe iseetei i, i'e it is super- A ue su oeiriiez ed ituei mui the superiieateci are both gii'ewii aioolii through the tube ii-.giiid tiii'oii, ii the pipe i@ into the iutA ie-nuiiiioid i.

will be noted that, the' hot vapor is sucked out oi the toi; of the i'fidinoi' 3, as described, there wiii been iiii'usiu itt' @oid sii to the idiator thfoiigii the overfiow pipe. thereof. thus ixieintfiioiug; 'fie wete in the ifmiisu'oiz* eooiei than it otherwise would be. it wilt also be obsei'ved that.. by .taking7 seribef'i. sud simeweetiiig it iu the supe?- iieetere, and tzofueiiig: it into the engineojfiioder, this supeiiieetec seeks into and softe carbon, ',ii'ie 'Home out ust. thus the engine .JIM

construction, and efiieient inoperation; it needs no attention when once installed; it saves oil and gasolene by running the engine cooler and keeping it clean of carbon; it needs no extra water supply; it takes none of the water of the radiator until it is converted into steam; it permits superheated steam, not water, to be taken into the engine; it causes an inrush of cold air into the radiator all the, time the engine is running; and by its use low-grzule fuels may be used.

lt will be obvious, of course, that 'the device may be used only to superheat the fuel entering the superheater 4: through pipe 2() leading 'l'rom the -liuel-tanlg-in which ease, the pipe '18 would be dispensed with aud the nipple. T plugged; or it may be used only to superheat the vapor or steam drawn from the top of the radiator through the pipe 1S into the. superheater,--in which case, the pipe 2() would be dispensed with and the nipple S plugged.

lt will be understood that departures from the physical embodiment shown, within the terms of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and that all suoli changes fall within the purview of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l. claim as new and desire to secure by lietters-lhitent of the United States is:

l. lu an automobile,v the combination, with the intake and exhaust manifolds of the engine, of a superheater, comprising a hollow body projecting into the exhaust-manifoldand closed at the end thereof interior of the exliaustmianifold, and an open-ended tube carried within said body and spaced from the side wall and said closed end thereof, forming a superhcating chamber between said tube and said body communicating with the tube adjacent said closed end of the body; a radiator; a pipe communicating with said chamber and with said radiator, above the water-level thereof; and a second pipe comnnlnicating with said tube and with Said intake-manifold.

2. In an automobile, the combination, with the intake and exhaust manifolds of the engine, of a superheater, comprising a hollow body'serewed into the exhaustmanifold so as to be disposed therein, and being closed at the end thereof interior of the exhaust-manifold, and an open-ended tube carried within said body and spaced .from the side wall and said closed end thereof, forming a superheating chamber between said tube and said body communicating with the tube adjacent said closed end of the. body; a I-adiator; a pipe communicating With said chamber and with said radiator, above the water-level thereof; and a seeondpipe communicating with said tube andvwith said" intake-manifold.

3. In| an automobile, the' combination, with the intakeand exhaust manifolds of the engine, of a superheater, comprising a hollow body projecting into the exhaustmanifold and closed at the end thereof inte rior of the exhaust-manifold, and an open ended tube carried within said body and spaced from the side Wall and said closed end thereof, forming a superheating chamber between said tube and said body communicating with the tube adjacent said closed end of the body; a radiator; a pipe communi ating with said chamber and with said radiator, above the water-level thereof, and carrying a suctionfopening valve; and a second pipe communicating with said tube and with ,said intake-manifold. f

4. In an automobile, the combination, with' the intake and exhaust manifolds of the en-.

gine, of a superheater, comprising a hollow body projecting into the exhaust-manifold and yclosed at the end thereof interior of theexhaust-manifold, and an open-ended tube carried within said body and Aspaced from the side wall and said closed end thereof, forming a superheating chamber between said tube and said body communicating with the tube adjacent said closed end of the body; a source of supply of liquid fuel; a pipe communicating with said source of supply and with said chamber; and a second pipe communicating with said tube and with said intake-manifold.

5. In an automobile, the eombinatioinwith the intake and Iexhaust manifolds of the engine, of a superheater, comprising a hollow body projecting into the exhaust-manifold and closed at the end thereof interior of the exhaust-manifold, and an open-ended tube carried within said body and spaced from the side wall andsaid closed end thereof, forming a superheating chamber between said tube and said body communicating with the tube adjacent said closed end of the body; a radiator; a pipe communicating with said chamber and with said radiator, above the watcr-level thereof; a second pipe communicating with said tube and with said intake-manifold; a source of liquid-fuel sup-l ply; and athird pipe communicating with said source of supply and with said chamber.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. f

JOHN D. RUSS.

Witnesses:

G. W. ROBERTS, E. E. KIRsH.

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