US1362881A - Burner - Google Patents

Description

C. C. ULLIBRIDGE.

BURNER.

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BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 3. 1919.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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CURTIS C. LILLIBRIDGE, OF HU'ICHINSON, KANSAS.

BURNER.

T all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CUnrIs C. LILLI BRIDGE, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Hutchinson, in the county of Reno and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burners; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in burners, and it has more particular reference to oil burners, although it is not re stricted to the use of oil.

One object of this invention is to provide a new and improved burner supporting member which is especially designed to support that type of burner disclosed in my Patent #1,295,77 5, granted to me on February 25, 1919, the construction of the present device being such that the use of a grate will be obviated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable attachment to be used in connection with the burner of my aforesaid patent which permits natural gas to be effectively used with it.

A. further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of the above mentioned type which is of such construction that it may be employed to loosen soot and other accumulations between the parts of the burner when it is rotated by hand.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view, partly in elevation of a heating stove equipped with my invention, the gas spreader being removed.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged central vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a section on the plane of the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the plane of the line 44 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration, I have shown a heating stove S equipped with my automatic fuel 1 supply cut off mechanism G, as disclosed in my Patent No. 1,334,251 granted to me Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d D 1 1920.

Application filed November 3, 1919.

Serial No. 335,369.

on March 16, 1920. I have also shown the hot air pipe I equipped with heat radiating ribs R, such as more clearly shown and described in another co-pending applica tion filed by me on November 8, 1919, the serial number of which is 335,367. By ref erence to these applications a complete detailed description of these features will be had. The present device, as will be here inafter set forth, is especially designed to be used in connection with the devices set forth in my aforesaid patent, and co-pendmg applications, although it may be effectively used without some of these devices and I do not desire to limit the present invention to such use.

In carrying out this invention it will be seen that I employ a burner supporting member 1 and a gas spreader or annular jet member 2, which parts are to be used together when natural gas is employed as the fuel, and one of said members being adapted to be removed when oil is used as the fuel. These members are designed to be used in connection withmy patented burner #1,295,775 of February 25,1919. Inasmuch as the parts of the burner and the manner in which they cooperate are fully described in that patent I will only refer to these parts very briefly. To this end it will be seen that the numeral 3 indicates an annular ring-like member or oil trough from the inner wall of which the lower disk-like member 4 is supported. The burner also includes an upper disk-like member 5 which is spaced slightly above the member 4 and this member 5 is provided with a plurality of spaced laterally extending supporting projections 5 which bear on the outer wall of the oil trough 3 and support and space it from the lower disk like member 4. These projections 5 also serve a further purpose which will hereinafter he described. Fuel is fed to the burner by a supply pipe 6.

The burner supporting member 1 is preferably channel-shaped and includes an annular plate 7 and inner and outer downturned flanges 8 and 9. The outer plate supporting flange 9 is adapted to rest on an annular inwardly projecting flange 10 adjacent the base of the stoves. The inner flange 8 is inwardly and downwardly inclined and its extremity is turned inwardly at right angles to it to provide a laterally extending ledge 11. This construction "ash pit of the stove and this warm air will mingle with the incoming cooler air and tend to heat it, thereby aiding the combustion and promoting the efliciency of the stove.

As before stated, oil is not always to be used with my burner, and in some instances I desire to use natural gas as the fuel and in order to insure effective use of gas with my burner I employ a removable gas spreader or jet member 2. As shown, this member 2 includes .a horizontal ring-like plate 13 and depending flanges 14 and 15. At the junction of the flange 14c and the plate 13 are a plurality of apertures 16 arranged circumferentially around the device and these openings serve as jets through which the gas passes. When the plate is. in position the flange 15 bears on the upper outer edge of the member 5 and the flange 14 bears on the plate 7. This member 2 not only serves as a spreader or jet for the gas, but it also serves as a cleaning means for the burner. To accomplish this important feature I provide the plate 13 on its under face with a laterally extending lug 1:7, and this lug is arrangedin such a position that it will engage one of the projections 5 when'it is rotated. Upon rotating other twhichis stationary will serve to loosen soot and otlieraccumulatlons between the parts of the burner, thereby cleaning it and promoting its efficiency.

a The manner of using and operating the device is thought to be obvious from the xforegomg description; therefore, further explanation of the device is deemed unnecss rw It is to be understood that, the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be taken as a preferred form of the same,- and thatvarious changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subj ned. claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A device of the character described oomprising a burner including a lower station ary member and an upper manually rotatable member spaced slightly from one another, means to supply fuel to the space between said members, a manually rotatable gas spreader disposed over said upper member, and means co-acting with the upper member and gas spreader to cause the former to rotate with the latter, substantially as set forth.

2. A device of the character described com prising a burner including a stationary lower disk-like member and a manually rotatable upper disk-like member spaced from said lower disk-like member, means to supply fuel to the space between said disk-like memher, said upper disk-like member having supporting projections thereon, a manually rotatable and removable gas spreader disposed over the upper disk-like member and being provided with a lug adapted to engage one of the projections when the spreader is rotated by hand, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

3. A device of the character set forth comprising a burner support, a burner carried by said support and including a head, a

fuel supply pipe leading to said head, a gas spreader disposed over said head and including horizontal plate and a depending flange, the juncture of the plate and the flange being apertured for the passage of gas therethrough, said depending flange normally bearing on the burner support and said horizontal plate normally bearing on the burner head.

4. A device of the character set forth comprising a burner support, including an annular horizontal plate having a plate supporting flange depending from its outer my hand. I

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