US1249219A

US1249219A - Hot-water heater.

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Publication number: US1249219A
Application number: US16180617A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edna J Sidbury
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-04-13
Filing date: 1917-04-13
Publication date: 1917-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1934-12-04

Description

E. 1. SIDBURY,

H o WATER HEATER. APPLICATION FILED'APW. I3 Isl?.

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HonwArna 'HEATER To all whom-'t may concer/n.:

Be itknown that LEDNA J. SIDBURY, a citizen or the United States, residing at `New York, in the county of New York and AState of New York, haveiiivented new and useful `Improvements "in Hotl/Vatr Heaters, of

which the following is aspeciication.

This invention is hot water heater,

`more particularly adapted for domesticuse,

wherein the refuse such `as fis accumulated in the household may beburned "to furnish the heat in addition tothe other fuel.,

The invention contemplates the 'use of `a down-'draft type or furnace havinga water jacket to which may befconnected suitable service pipes `and the usual household boiler. 011e objectof the invention isto provide for the burning of the refuse in a convenient furnace 'and utilizingtheheat of such burning for the heating ol` waterv for domestic purposes. j i

The invention broadly stated,"comprises a Vdown-draft furnace that; isprovided with` a `water jacket, a llue'fleading `from the com- "bustion space, inletand outlet pipes connecting the water jacket, and means toutili'ze the water after heating in a domestic boiler or suitable radiator. i j

One practical form of construction will be described and illustrated in the accom n panying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the heater connected 'to a household boiler;` and FigtQ is an elevation of the heater connecte'd to a radiator.

*Inthe embodiment shown in thesaccompanyingf drawing, the heater maybe cylindrical'in Jform and is provided with the spaced apart vertical walls 5"and 6. The space between the

walls

5 and 6,indi'cated :at 7 provides a water jacket which entirely surrounds the iire pot in whichrthe fuel 8 is disposed. At some convenientpoi'nt adjacent the bottom wall 9 of the heater, there is a hand hole `which extends into the lire pot and is closed by means of the cover 10. This cover 10 may be secured Vin any usual manner to'theheater, so'as to =prevent the ashes and. burned `product from fallin out accidentally. `As shown, the hand `ho e 11 .passes through the

walls

5 and 6,but is not 1n communication therewith, as the hand hole is surrounded by a suitable connecting piece indicated at 12, which being formed integrally with the walls prevents leakage of water.

` Specification of Letters Patent.

Vthe cover 14a;

Patented Dec. d, .1917.

Appnaabii mediaan 1s, 1917; serial No. 161,306.

To 'support the 1heater from lthe floor,` the legs 413 may beeinployed, which maybe of any usual or customary type of construction suitable for "this purpose. IThey may be relncvably secured to thebottonr wall 9, if

`so desired. As shown, itis preferred to construct the walls 5 and 6 'and the bottom wall 9` a unitary structure, that is to say being cast in one piece in one operation, although for more practical purposes the bottom wall 9 may be formed as a head that maybe secured to the

walls

5 and 6 in the usual or customary manner.

The heater is closed by means of a top 14, which as 'shown is provided with a centra-l opening that is closed by means of the cover 15, and the fuel opening thatis closed by Secured tothe under side `of the top 14 and adj acent the centralopening is afconical draft member 16, which has at its lower depending end a cylindrical sleeve portion 17 to provide a sliding and adjustable connection with the down-draft air tube 18. 7The member 16 is provided with a flange 16a so that it may be secured to the `under side of the top plate or wall 14. yThe draftair tube 18 may be raised and lowered in accordance with the amount of fuel within-the fire pot of the heater. This will permit of the introduction of airA at the best point for burning the fuel.

The cover 15 may be provided with suitable openings that may be closed or; opened I'as the requirements of combustionl necessitate. Thus the top 15 may be employed as a damper, although if desired it may be made solid and removable from the opening. At another point in the top there is another opening indicated at 19, that is surrounded by a 'collar 20, to which is secured a llue pipe21 having a suitable damperQQ` disposed therein. This flue pipe Q1 communicate'swith the combustion space indicated at A. i i

The top 14 is provided with suitable annular flanges indicated at 23 and 24. These flanges 23and 24 Vare adapted to coperate with the

walls

5 and 6 and be secured thereto in any convenient or workmanlike manner.

The manner of fitting this top upon the side j walls will be such that a water-tight joint" point oit' attachment to the top wall or boiler lt and the water jacket 7 is indicated at 26. The outlet pipe 25 is connected to a boiler 27 in any suitable or usual manner, the point of attachment being shown in Fig. l at 28.

Communicating with this boiler are suit'- able Vservice pipes indicated at 29 and 30, which serve to permit watertovbe fed to the water jacket 7, and also tobe withdrawn from the boiler 27. Secured to the bottom of the` boiler 27 is an inletpipe 31 that has a suitable connection with the wall 5 so that it may communicate directly with the water Ijacket 7 to ll said jacket with water, the

point ofconnection being indicated at 32,

and this 4connection may be of the usual or customary type. The boiler 27 is supported upon the usual or customary stand indicated at 33, which has a foot plate'e resting upon the floor indicated at 35.

In Fig. 2 there is shown A a modification which adapts the heater to heat `water for a f radiating system, one of the radiators being shown at 3G. In this figure, the inlet pipe is indicated at 31, andthe outlet pipe at 25. These two pipes serve to connect the heater @and `itsrwater jacket to the service pipes. VThe pipe 37 connected with the upper portionof` the water jacket serves to direct the heated `water to the top of the radiator 36. A valve 38 may be disposed in this .pipe so as to restrict the passage of the heated water to the radiator. f

. The lower portion of this radiator 36. is connectedto the lower portion of the water jacket by means of an inlet pipe indicated at 39.l The pipe 39 may also be provided with a valve if so desired, the valve being indicated at 40.

As shown in this figure, the cover l0 of Fig. l may be formed as a door having a hinged connection with the wallV 5, the hinged connection being indicated at 41. To maintain the door in closed position, a latch 4-2 may be employed, which is provided with a suitable keeper indicated at 43.

While the device has been shown as being more particularly adapted for heating waj ter, the same may be utilized for the produced for household use,

ltion of steam with slight changes in form 'and construction, while the essential or main details remain the same. The change may be effected by the employment of addithe supply of ,water tothe jacket 7. As these means do not come within the scope of this invention,

they are not shown or described. f

As this device is more particularly adaptthe heater may be employed for burning refuse, such as newspapers and garbage in connectionwith Asolid fuel.- This utilization of the `waste productsj of the house will enable the heater to be operated in an economical manner. melon ,of the .down-draft tube typeivill enincluding1 an air-tube and The proable the user to increase the rate of 'combusvtion oi' the fuel with very little effort. In

bustion and proceed upward j throungh the fuelv and by means of the oxygen supplied thereto will increase the rate of combustion to the desired point, and the Vmaximum amount of heat unitswill be evolved,` `i

The provision of the waterV jacket "surrounding the lire boX and thecombustion space maintains the water in the closest contact with the heat emitting substances, and the combustion chamber A being lilled with heated gases communicates its heat tothe wall 6.` The water jacketj 7, being filled with water, abstracts the heat'therefrom, and is heated thereby. ,j j j -A The down-draft tube type of heater is adapted to producevan intense .tire and' a rapidrate ofcombustion `by reason oi its construction, and from this construction a large amount of .air is consumed producing a large number of heatunits. The water disposed within the jacket 7 is Vvvery quickly heated, and after being heated passes tothe boiler 14 in a more or lessnatural manner so that there is a constantcirculation within the jacket 7 by the water. Y l, f

Minor changes in the` form, proportions,

Vand details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spiritof the invention 0r claims.

What is claimed asnew is l. A water heater of the down-draft type flue, comprising aV shell havingverticallv disposed concentric walls to provide la water jacket therebetween, a bottom plate for-said Walls formed integrally therewith, a hand hole extending through the walls for cleaning the heater of thel scope of thelappended refuse and burned solidproducts of combustion, `a top plate removably secured to the walls and having annular flanges'to cooperate with the walls to form a water-tight joint therebetween, means to -provide for water connections with the jacket, the innermost wall formingaV combustion chamber, and a down-draft tube secured to the top plateiand terminating adjacent the lower zone of combustion.

2. A waterheater of the including an air tubeand flue, comprising a shell having spaced .vertical walls to provide a water jacket therebetween, the inner vertical wall constituting the wall of a comdown-draft type i hustion chamber, ports forthe water jacket to provide `t'or water connections, a` hand hole for cleaning'the fire pot, a down-'draft tube, and means `connected withthe tube for adjusting the lower end of the tube relative to the point of combustion.

3. A water heater of the downfdraft `type comprising a shell having concentric Walls, adapted to form a Water ljacket therebetween, a top plate therefor, a bottom plate for said Walls and forming a unitary structure therewith, a hand hole having a removable cover to permit of the cleaning of the remaining products of combustion, means to provide for Water connections, a down draft tube having a conesshaped member secured drical sleeve portion, and an air tube to cooperate with the sleeve portion of the coneshaped member, said sleeve affording a bear-v ing` to permit of the adjustment of the air tube relative to the top and the point of combustion.

In testimony whereofl I aiiix my signature.

EDNA J. SIDBURY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patemt, Washington, D. C."