US1507096A

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Publication number: US1507096A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1924-09-02
Anticipated expiration: 1941-09-02

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Sept. 2 1924.

G. VAN BALLEGOOIJEN LIQIiIID FUEL BURNER Fil'ed Nov. 13 1923 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 z a) w 0.6 .7 MW W W m $1M wad v M -I% 5. m m 6 Sept. 2 1924. 1,507,096

' G. VAN BALLEGOOIJEN LIQUID FUEL BURNER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 13, 1923 H MI EH20: "9H5 Sept. 2 1924.

G. VAN BALLEGOQIJEN LI QUID FUEL BURNER Filed Nov. 13. 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,502,995 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE VAN BALLEGOQIJEN, @F -ZIQN, ILLINOIS.

LIQUID-FUEL BURNER.

To all whom it may concern B it known that I, GEORGE VAN BALLE- oooiJnN a citizen of the United States, residing at Zion. in the county of Lake and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Fuel Burners, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to liquid fuel burners and has as an object the provision of a burner adapted to be used for heating furnaces. A further object of the inven tion is the provision of a burner which shall be easy to start ,into operation, safe in use, and which will burn liquid fuel efficiently and without danger of becoming readily stopped up.

An illustrative embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a plan view.

Figure 2 is a central vertical section of a base casting.

Figure 3 is a central vertical section on line 3-3 of Figure 1 partly in elevation.

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view partly broken away of the air supply casting.

Figure 5 is a detail vertical section on an enlarged scale on line 55 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan View of one of the elements of Figure 5.

Figures 7 and 8 are horizontal. sections on lines 77 and 88 respectively of Figure 5, Figure 7 being shown on an enlarged scale.

As shown the device comprises a base casting 10 having a depressed central portion 11 adapted to receive fuel to be used in the initiation of the use of the burner to generate gas from fuel present in the generating portionv To provide an overflow in case excess of fuel is introduced into depression 11, when starting, there is shown a drain pipe 12 passing through a boss 13 in the casting 10 and which is open at its upper portion. To receive a flame spreader 14 shown in Figure 3 and toy admit a supply of air underneath the same there is shown a central upstanding collar 15 having a sleeve 16 supported interiorly and concentric therewith as by means of ribs 17. The spreader 14 is shown as provided with a threaded hollow stem 18 and is formed so that its skirting will overhang the collar 15. The spreader 14 is preferably made of brass for readiness in casting and to avoid rust. A central flame receiving but- Application filed November 13, 1923.

by means of a screw threaded opening.

Serial No. 674,498.

ton 19 is shown supported upon a ribbed stem 20 extending into the hollow in the stem 18 and having lugs 21 to provide a space between itself and the spreader 14. By connection of a pipe 22 to the lower portion of the sleeve 16, liquid fuel may be allowed to flow through. the stem 18 and to overflow upon the upper portion of the spreader 14. when it will fall into the de pression 11 and may be there ignited to initially heat the gas generator 23 to start the burner.

The generator 23 is shown as comprising a main casting 24 seating upon and extending through an annular boss 25 at the central portion of the air supply casting 26. The projecting portion 27 of the gas generator is shown as interiorly threaded to receive a plug28 having a jet opening 29 at its central portion.

@Within the portion 27 there is shown a cage or shell 30 having outwardly flared projections 31 and 32 carried by its outer wall and designed to keep the shell centered in the interior of the portion 27 and spaced above the plug 28 therein. the shell 30 there are shown a plurality of carbon sticks 33 which by becoming heated are adapted to have a catalytic action upon the liquid fuel and to assist in producing gas therefrom. The upper portion'of the body 24 is shown as threaded both interiorly and eXteriorly. A shell 34 is shown as en gaged upon the exterior threads and a shell 35 upon the interior threads pro iding an Within annular chamber between the two shells in i which there are shown a plurality of carbon sticks 36 to further assist in the gasifying of the fuel.

As ameans for circulation of the liquid fuel below and above the sticks 36 there is shown a channel 37 in the top edge of the body 24. A vertical passage 33 is shown communicating wit-h the channel 37 and. with a passage to the exterior closed by plug 39 which may be removed to allow sec i ment to drain out or into which a cleaning wire may be introduced.

The shell 34 is shown as closed at its top by means of an interiorly threaded cap 40 to which a fuel supply pipe 41 is connected las T e pipe 41 is shown as interiorly threaded adjacent its end and a small pipe 42 having its outer end 43 closed is screwed into the pipe 41. The pipe 42 is shown as provided with a series of openings 14 for delivery of fuel to the generat'on Preferably the generator is attached to the air supply casting 26 as by means of screws 45. To supply air for combustion there is shown a plurality of collars 46 formed integral with the base casting l0 and an air casting 26 having downwardly turned collars 4:? adapted to seat over the collars 4-6 and to rest upon the edges of casting 10.

'At the central portion of the casting 26 there is shown a collar 4-8 throughwhich air entering through the collars. .46 may be drawn downwardly and mixing with the gas from jet 29 may burn, the resulting jet of flame. impinging upon the cast iron button .19 and being deflected by the same and by the spreader 14. The device is preferably I supported by a plurality of leveling screws 49 engaging lugs 5.0, three supports being shown for a stable support.

Fuel may be supplied to the device by means of a main supply pipe 51 connected by means of a tee 52 to the pipes 22 and all,

valves 53 and 54': being provided for control of the course of the fuel; It will be understood that the main fuel pipe 51 and the pipes 22 and d1 may bear any desired relation to the burner with the tee and the valves preferably arranged exteriorly of the furnace in which the burner is'installed. Then it is desired to start the burner the valve 54 will be closed, generator 23, however havring its annular chamber between shells 34 and 35 and the interior of the shell 30 filled vwith fuel. The valve 53 will then be open to tion.

' adapted for burning kerosene.

allow fuel to enter the depression 11 after which it will be closed and the fuel in the depression ignited. 'When the generator 23 has been heated sufficiently to produce gas from the liquid therein, the valve 53 may be opened when the flame rising about the branches of the air casting 26 will keep the air passages and the generator 23heated to a high temperature effectually producing a gas from the liquid fuel supplied; through a pipe 41v and preheating the air for combus- The continuous skirt'55 of thebase casting 10 is preferential only.- v V Minor changes may be made in the physical embodiment of the invention without departing from its spirit.

I claim: 1. A liquid fuel burner comprising. in com- The burner as shown is especially,

a flame jet supported above said base and adapted to project the .fiame againstsaid button and means to supply fuel to said jet. 2. A liquid fuel burner. comprising in.

combination, a base having a central. depression and an opening centrally placed therein, can upstandlng collar surrounding said opening, a spider centrally supported in said, collar and hav ng a screw threaded opening in its llll bg a liquid fuel conduit engaged with the screw threaded opening at its lower side, a hollow' stem having screw threaded engagement with the upper portion .of the opening of said hub, a flame spreader carried by said stem having a convex upper surface overlapping and. spaced from the edge of said collar, a-button provided with a stem having longitudinal chap nelsxin its surface said stem seated in said flame spreader stem, means to space said button above the upper surface of saidflame spreader whereby fuel may flow through said hollow stem and gain access to the con-l vex surface of said flame spreader, a flame jet supported above said button and adapted to projectflame thereagainst, and means to admit fuel to said flame jet.

I 3. A liquid fuel burner comprising a base,

having an opening, an upstanding collar surrounding said opening, a support carried by said collar providing an air passage through said collar, a flame spreader mountedv on said support and spaced above the edge of said collar, said flame spreaderhavingv a tubular passage.therethrough a button having a grooved stem seating in said passage,

the buttonspaced above the surface of said spreader whereby to permit fuel to escape from saidpassage, means for admitting fuel tosaid passage, a flame jetsupported above said base and adapted to project flame against said button, and means to supply fuel to said jet. to

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