US1350474A - Gas-producer - Google Patents

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S. B. SHELON.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLxcATmN FiLED s`PT.6, 191s.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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Specification of'Letteis Patent. Patented Au v 2 1-, 1920.

Appiicatidn med september c. 191s. serial No. 252,862.

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Be it known that I, SMUELVBLQSHELDON, a citizen of vthe llnitedtateg residingat Duluth, in the 'county Louis and State y ducenthe operating partsfof which are-ar-l ranged in a manner to facilitate repairof MTK Vvof lllinnesota, have invented certain new and vuseful Improvements in.Gas-Producers, of which the following is a specification. rlhis invention relates` to gas producers.

"Une of the objects of this invention is to relieve the 'gas producer top of 'strains incidentie-.heavy loads placed thereon.

Another object is vto provide `a gas '.pro-

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another object is to provide a simple and eilicient top` construction for gas producers adapted to meet the various requirements for successful 'commercial"operation .These and other objects are accomplished by means of the mechanism shown by the accoinpai-iying sheets of 'drawings, lin whi`ch-- liigure 1 is afplan view-of a gasproducer embodying my invention,` and dependently thereof.

rthe' stationary track 13 forming a part of the body portion 10,-.hasfor`med integrally .therewith an annular channel portion lll, in which alvertical liange of thetop llrotates; there being water inthe channel 'portion above the lower extremity of the vertical Ydange 15, forming a seal tgainst-v Y 1 me r n l cuisine of the producer. occured to the pro- V.age Vof gas from the .inside to the ducer top 11 and extending through open-- ings lo therein are seal members 17 which extend downwardly into the gas producer, said members having flanges/18 which surround vertical anges'll) on the producer top to form seals against the escape of vprou ilucer gas, it being understood that a supnism.

have provided a gas ply offw-ater is maintained-'on ktop ofthe gas producer top 11. Extending through `theliollow vertical leg 2()v of tlieseals'17 are the Shanks 21 of the'poker's`22, which are operatively connected to a walking beam 23 mounted upon a .shaft 2-Il, which is actuated through an operating .member 2.1), which mayl receive movement from any suitable source. 'T he shaft 2l is mounted in bearing members 26, carried by cross beams 27, which are connected to -and supported by main beams 28 forming themain part `of the superstructure for supporting the operating mecha,-A The walking beam is connected toA the Shanks 21 of the pokers,rpreferably in a manner as shown in my copending application, Serial No. 239,361, tiled June 11, 1918,'by means. of which the poliers are positively Araised, -but permitted to'lower4 into thefuel bed in accordance with their own weight for maintaining the fuel bed in a uniformlyl porous condition.v It will be noted that the pokers are located atdiifer- I ont distances from the center of the 'gas pro-- duce'r, wlierebyupon avcomplete rotation of the gas producer top and superstructure all of the fuel .will be treated.l The supporting superstructure 12 is provided at its four corners with :depending members having bearings26 for the reception of shafts, at

. Vthe outer ends of which are mounted carryingwlieels 27 which roll on the track 13.

The motor` 28 lfor actuating the polrers and rotating the'superstructure 12 and the top 11 is mounted upon .the superstructure, and is provided with a shaft 29, one end of which is'provided with apinion 30 meshing with va relatively large gear 31-mounted 33. Extending from-the gear box is anoperat-ing connection to the member for actuating the walking beam 23. .and also extending from said gear box 33 isa shaft 34 carrying at one end a pulley or-gear 35, around which passes a flexible connection 36, which also passes around a relatively large pulley or gear 37 mounted upon one end of a shaft4 38,'which is' mounted in bearings39vcarriedv. by the producer top 11. At'.

the outer end of the shaft is va propelling wheel 40 `which alsorides upon the trackv13'.- The top 11 also has other carrying Wheels 42. Through this driving conneetionvthe top and the superstructure are rotated on theV stationaryv .body portion 10, it being" 4upon -a shaft 32extending into a gear box iio 20 scope of the understood thatthe superstructure 12 and the top 11 lare rigidly connected by any suitable frame connection 4l.

By means of this arrangement the producer topvll, which of necessity is a casting-of relatively large diameter, '1s relieved of strains incident to the load of the mechanism which must be mounted there'over.

A Furthermore, byf means of this arrangement,

it is a relatively simple matter to repair the mechanism, orto replace the top if such becomes xnecessary. It desired, the wheels supporting the producer top 11, and those supporting the superstructure, may operate on different tracks. h

` There also may be various other modifications of the invention herein particularly shown and described, and it my intention to cover all such modifications which do not involve a departure from the spirit and following claim.

What I claim is In a gas producer, the combination of a.

main body portion having a track thereon, a rotary top forithe producer, a rotatably mounted superstructure mounted .over said top and supported independently thereof, producer operating mechanism mounted on said superstructure, and propelling means mounted onfsaid superstructure for driving said operating mechanism and for rotating said top and superstructure, the rotary top and superstructure being supported directly on said main .body portion, and. movably mounted on said track.

Signed at Duluth, Minnesota, this 19th day of August, 1918.'

SAMUEL B. SHELDON.

Witnesses:

H. H. LUMLEY, J. A. LUNDBERG.

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