US1241555A - Tank-heater. - Google Patents

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residing at '.NELSOJ' D. BIEMENSCHNEIDER, OF STATE CENTER, IOWA.

TANK-HEATER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patent-ea oet. 2,1917.

Application led November 17, 1916. Serial No. 131,838.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, NELSON D. RraMEN- SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, State Center, in the county of Marshall andState'of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tank-Heaters, of 'which the following is a To the attainment of I so . chamber, which may sure and the edge of the chamber for secur-y d -through specication. j

' This invention relates to improvements in tank heaters and one of the objects of the same is to provide an improved device of this character which will be simple, durable and cheap in construction and elfectlve andv one in which liqeliicient in operation, and

employed uid fuel such as kerosene may be as a heating medium.

these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing, illustrating the inention and in whichcharacter constructed 1n accordance with ing the same applied to a tank. v Fig. 2 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 of a portion of the heater, showing a modied orm thereof.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates a heating be of any Vdesired size and configuration, and constructed of any suitable material.

The bottom of the chamber is open and a closure 11 is provided therefor which rests against the open edge of the .bottom ofthe chamber and a gasket 12 of any suitable material may be interposed between the cloing a fluid tight joint. The closure is hel in position in any suitable manner such as by means of fastening devices 13, which permit the closure to be readily removed when desired. Suitable supports 14 may also be provided, if desired, to hold the chamber above the bottom of the tank 15, although these supports are not necessary.

Arranged within the chamber 10 is a lamp 16 preferably adapted for the use of kerothe invention consists gure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sec-k tional view of an improved device of this 28 of the'pipe terminating sene and the lamp is provided with a wick adjusting stem 17 to which is secured a gear 18.

. Projecting through the upper end of the chamber is a .pipe 19, which extends for some distance above the chamber and terminates within the chamber. A shaft 20 passes through this pipe 19 and one end of the shaft is journaled in a suitable bearing 21, while the other extremity 22 of the shaft projects beyond the extremity of the pipe 19 and a detachable handle 23 the extremity of the shaft.

A ear 24 is also connected with the shaft within the chamber 10 and this gear meshes with the gear 18 so that when the shaft 2O is rotated by the handle 23, the gear 18 and the wick adjusting stem 17 will be actuated, to raise and lower the wick.

Air is supplied to the interior of the chamber 10 to support combustion by means of a suitable air supply pipe 25, which projects into the tank and preferably terminates at a point below the flame of the lamp.

The other extremity 26 of the pipe 25 is located somel distance beyond the chamber and above the water level in the tank.

Another pipe 27 similar to the pipe 25, projects into the chamber 10, the extremity preferably at a point above the flame, so as to receive the gases and products of combustion from the chamber, and which gases will be discharged through the extremity 29 of the pipe 27, and which extremity 29 is also located above the water level of the tank. The heater is secured in position in the tank and held submerged in any desired or suitable manner, such as by means of anchor rods 30, which engage suitable anchors 31 in the bottom of the tank and also ears or projections 32 on the chamberlO. Suitable thumb screws 33 may be provided on the anchor rods 30 to permit ready removal of the heater.

is connected to Oil is supplied to the lamp preferably a pipe 34,*which extends into the chamber 10 and has communication with the oil reservoir of the lamp. This pipe 34 ter-` minates abovethe water level in the tank and is closed' by a cap 35, so that when it is desired to fill the lamp, the cap 35 may be removed and the oil passed through the pipe 34 to the reservoir. A float 36 may be provided which has an indicator 37 connected thereto, and this indicator extends through llt the pipe 34 so that the operator may readily ascertain the quantity of oil in the lamp.

With this improved construction it will be manifest that after the lamp is once lighted and the heater secured in position in the tank, the lamp can not only be controlled from the outside of the tank Without removing the heater, but the lamp may also be lled While the tank is submerged and the operator can readily ascertain the amount of oil in the lamp Without removing eater.

The air being supplied through the pipe 25'to the chamber 10 supports the combustion of the lamp and the gases and'smoke Will pass out of the pipe 27. j i

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3, a coil 38 is provided Within the chamber 10. This coil has an inlet 39 opening through the Wall ofthe chamber and .an outlet 40 opening throu chamber and the coil bemg in communication with the tank, the Water will flow into the coil which is arranged around the Wall of the chamber inside thereof, and pass out of the outletetO. This will not only assist in heating the Water but will induce a cir culation of the Water in the tank. l

'While the preferred forms of the invention have been herein shown and described,

it isy to be understood that many changes may be made in the details of constructionan in the combination and arrangement of the several parts Without departing from the spirit of this invention.

VWhat'is claimed as new is l 1. A tank heater embodying a heating chamber, a burner Within the chamber, a

.feed pipe for the burner extending through the 4top of the chamber, an upright air inlet pipe extending into the chamber through the top lthereof and terminating adjacent the burner, an upright air outlet pipe also extending through the top of the chamber and terminating adjacent the burner, the ends of the air ppes Within the chamber terminating in di erent horizontal planes, a burner controlling shaft extending through the top of the chamber, and an upright casing for the shaft, said casing extending through the top of the chamber.

2. A tank heater embodying a heatingv the chamber, a L

chamber, a burner Within feed pipe for the burnerextending through the top of the chamber, an upright air inlet pipe extending into the chamber through the top thereof and terminating adjacent the burner, an u right air outlet pipe also the top of .the chamber extending throug gh the Wall of the,

and vterminating adjacent the burner, the ends of the air pipes Within the chamber terminating in different horizontal planes,

' the top of the chamber, an upright air inlet plpe extending into the chamber through the top thereof and terminating adjacent the burner, .an upright air outlet pipe also extending through the top of the chamber and terminating adjacent the burner, the ends of the air. pipes` Within the chamber terminating in dierent horizontal planes, a burner controlling shaft extending through the top of thechamber, an upright casing for the shaft, said casing extending through the top of the chamber, a tank adapted to receive the heater, yand vanchor rods connected with the tank, said rods having del tachable connection with the heater for removably securing the heater in position.

4. A tank heater embodying a heating chamber, a burner within the chamber, a feed pipe for the burner extending through the top of the chamber an upright air inlet pipe extending into t e chamber through the top thereof and terminating adjacent v the burner, an upright air outlet pipe also extending through the top of the chamber and terminating adjacent the burner, the ends of the air pipes lWithin the chamber terminating in different horizontal planes,

a burner controlling shaft extending through the top of the chamber, an upright casing for the shaft, said casing extending through the top of .the chamber,a tank adapted to receive'the heater, anchor rods connected `With the tank, said connection with' the heater for removably securing the heater in position, and a coil .within the chamber, both ends of the coil passing through the Wall of the chamber and having communication with the interior of the tank.l j

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name to this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

. NELSON D. RIEMENSGHNEIDER.

Witnesses:

F; L. DOBBIN, C. J. FISH.

rods having detachable.

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