US1587448A - Heating apparatus - Google Patents

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June 1 1926.

J. WACHOWICZ 'HE-ATING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 25. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet -1 3mm til 1160 1010606 June- 1 1926. 1,587,448

J. WACHOWICZ HEATING APPARATUS Filed Oct 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I attorney Patented June 1, 1926.

JAKOB VIACI-IOWICZ, OF HAMTBAMCK, MICHIGAN..

HEATING APPARATUS.

Application filed October 23, 1923. Serial No. 670,250.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvei'nents in heating apparatus and has particular reference to a water heater wherein a plurality of relatively tall cylinders contain water to be heated with the cylinders constituting radiators of the heat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heating apparatus of the above type adapted for mounting either upon a coal or oil burning stove with an adjustable valve mechanism associated with the several cylinders to regulate the exhaust of steam.

iVith the above and other objects in view as the. nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view, partly shown in section of a heating apparatus and oil stove support theref wr,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the apparatus, the stove burners being removed and with the steam outlet pipes for the heating cylinders in communication with the chimney fragmentarily illustrated in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the top plate adapted for mounting upon the top of the stove and having openings therein for the heating cylinders and draft pipes,

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view taken through the draft pipe above the heating cylinders showing the steam pipe connections between the heating cylinders and the valve box in the draft pipe.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 4; showing the valve box within the draft pipe,

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line VIVI of Fig. 1 showing the tubular connections between the heating cylinders, and

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line VHVII of Fig. 3.

Referring more in detail. to the accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a stove wherein the legs 1 support a top frame 2 having spaced openings therein surrounded by flanges 3 that support grids l, an oil burner 5 being disposed beneath each opening and in communication with the oil tank o, it being understood, however, that the heating apparatus may be associated with a coal burning stove.

An angle iron frame. is mounted upon the stove top 2 and is of substantially T-shape 1n cross-sectimii, the wall 7 being vertically disposed while the ledge 8 is horizontally positioned for flat engagement with the stove top 2 as shown in Fig. 1. A cover plate formed of sections 9 and 10 each carrying a depending peripheral flange 11 is disposed above the stove top 2 with the flange 11 resting upon the ledge 8 of the angle iron, the meeting edges of the plate sections 9 and 10 being provided with registering semi-circular openings 12 arranged in spaced relation as shown in Fig. 3 and respectively disposed above the grids l. The plate section 9 carries an upstanding boss upon which a draft pipe to be presently described is mounted.

The heating apparatus embodies a plurality of relatively tall cylinders 14: that are closed at their lower and upper ends, the upper ends being connected by brace arms 15 while tubular members 16 connect the lower ends of the cylinders to form coinmunica-tions therebetween, the lower ends of the cylinders 14: passing through the openings 12 in the top plate and resting upon the grids 4 carried by the st )ve top 2, handles 17 being carried by the end cylinders to facilitate handling thereof. One of the cylinders has a filling pipe 18 positioned adjacent the upper end thereof and to which a funnel 19 is detachably connected, the filling of one cylinder causing water to flow therefrom through the tubular connections 16 to the other cylinders for equalizing the water level therein, the filling pipe 18 being closed by a screw plug or other device when the funnel 19 is removed. Drainage of the cylinders is accomplished by the faucet 20.

A draft pipe 21 is supported at its lower end upon the boss 13 carried by the top plate section 9 and extends at its upper end into the chimney 22. A steam outlet pipe 23 is connected to the upper end of each cylinder 14 and passes into the draft pipe 21 for com munication with the valve box 24 shown in detail in Figs. 1 and 5. The valve box 24 has a hing-ed cover 25 and the free swinging lower edge of the cover carries an outwardly directed threaded rod 26 upon which a disk weight 27 is threaded to be moved toward and away from the boX cover 25 for regulatdraft pipe 21 and chimney 22 ing the steam pressure required for opening the cover to permit the escape of steam from the cylinders M and pipe 23 to the draft pipe 21 and chimney.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent it being noted that when one of the cylinders 14- is filled through the pipe ii) that the raster will iiow through the tubular connecting); iuciub us to equalize the water level in the several cylinders and the outer end of the filling pipe 18 is then closed by a stopper or similar device upon removal of the funnel 19. The application of heat to the lower ends of the cylinders letheats the water contained therein and heat is consequently radiated from said cylinders. The escape of steam generated in the cylinders 14 is restricted to a certain extent by the valve box 24 and when a certain steam pressure has been reached, the cover 25 of the valve box is opened against the pressure of the weight 27 and steam escapes through the assisting the draft for the stove. The device will be found highly GfilClOIll) as a room heater or for other purposes and being comparatively simple of construction willbeinexpensive to manufacture.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is In combination, a seriesof vertical Water heating chambers adapted to rest over'the burners of a stove and a draft pipe parallel with said chambers, water connections between the bottom portionsof said chambers spaced above the bottoms of said chambers,

a safety valve positioned in the draft pipe and including a steam chamber, steam connections leading from the tops of'the heating chambers to the steam chamber whereby said steam chamber permits steam communication between the upper parts of the heating chambers and uniform steam pressure and equal water levels are maintained in the several water chamber-s.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

Janos lVAGI'IOlVICZ.

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