US1766432A - Manifold attachment - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M25/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture
- F02M25/022—Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
- F02M25/0221—Details of the water supply system, e.g. pumps or arrangement of valves
- F02M25/0225—Water atomisers or mixers, e.g. using ultrasonic waves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
- F02M25/00—Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture
- F02M25/022—Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam
- F02M25/025—Adding water
- F02M25/028—Adding water into the charge intakes
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
- Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
- Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies
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- a further important object is to effect a apertures formed therein alternately at thel richer pick up of moisture by the air passing lower and upper ends of the cylinders', vas through the humidifier to the engine manishown at 23 and 24.
- Leading from the space fold. around the outer cylinder is an outlet 2,5 to. ⁇
- a further object is to provide for supplywhich a. valve controlledpipe 26 is attached, ing 'water to the humidifier without dismountwhich leads to the manifold 27 of the engine, ing it from the vehicle and by suction applied and arranged centrally ofthe vessel is a tube by the engine. 28 depending from the cap to af point near the In the drawings forn'iing part of this spccbottom of the inner cylinder.
- This pipe is 7,0 ilication: open at its bottoni and extends through the Figure 1 shows .a forni of my liiin'iidifier disk 20andthecap '11, to which it may be se- ⁇ attached to an automol ile and connected with cured by threaded connection as at 29 with ya the manifold of an engine. nipple. 30 having a ,flange resting beneaththe;
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through plate v2O' ⁇ and a coupling 1l conneetedwith its 'f7 the humidifier on an enlarged scale compared upperlend, thefupper endof the coup'liiigbe- ,l with Figure 1 and showing the internal coning connected with a pipe 32- lwhich bent struction thereof.
- Y K upon itself'and extendsQdownwardly"along
- 10V the side ofthe vesseland'spacedasuitabledisdesignates a cylindrical receptacle having tance therefrom.
- the coupling 31 is inthe straight walls and 11 is a cap fitting snugly on form ofa check valve and has ball.
- a suitablelbraclet member may bepro'- D o and being held in place by means of rods 13 vided formed of sheet metal andv having a "5 extending longitudinally of the cylindrical v stripr'extending longitudinally of the cylreceptacle, and a cup-shaped member 14 fitinder 10 and yprovided with straps 34: surting over the bottom thereof and provided rounding said cylinder and having-the ends with apertures, a flange 15 cooperating with thereof adjustably connected in any suitable n the rods, the rods having heads at one end vmanner, said member 82 being bentr at its passing through the apertures of the cap and lower end to extendiinder the vesselas at35.
- cup-shaped members for ⁇ drawing them to- 1t will appearifroin theaboye disclosure gether and securing the cap firmly in place.
- ardevice, simple in oon- Depending into the vessel from its upper en d struction, which may be attached to the maniare a plurality of cylindrical members .16 and fold of an automobile andwhich when par- 17 having closed bottom ends 18 and 19, the tially filled vv vith water will forni a means upper ends of these cylindrical members be-Y for humidifying the air ⁇ fed to the manifold.
- v ing secured to a circular plate 20 adapted .JTlie operation ⁇ of the device isl as follows: to be placed on the top of the cylindrical 'When the'vessel 10 is -connectedwith the member 10 Vand to extend over the edges manifold of the engine, ythe lower end of the tube 32 being open, air will be drawn therethrough, passing downward through the tube 28 and upward through the water within the cylinder 17. The air will pass 5 through the apertures Q4 at the top of this cylinder and again down through the water contained between the Walls of the cylinders ⁇ 16 and 17 passing out through theapertures 23 in the bottom of the cylinder 16, then upwardly through the water and out through the outlet 25 to the manifold. ⁇ 1A1npassing.
- a vessel adapted ⁇ to'contain water, means for supporting said Vessel, means deo tachably 'closing the top of said Vessel, concentrically mounted tubular members arranged in said vessel and havingV closed u'p-.V per .and lower ends, said concentrically mounted Vessels .being alternately pro-vided M ,with'openings adjacent the top and bottom i thereof, a check ⁇ ValveControlled air inlet pipe passingcentrally Within theinner tubu ⁇ lar member andj ⁇ terminatingadjacent the bottom thereof, an airV outletleading from 5 between the'wallof the Aouter tubular mem'- l berand. the -wall ofthe-vessel, and a Valve control pipe ⁇ between the 'air' outlet and theintalieinani'fold for"v the engine.
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June 24, 1930.
M. FERN MANIFOLD ATTAQHMENT Filed July 20, 1927 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 24, 1939 i l MiLLAn-n rami, or minare, PENNSYLVANIA ivianirorn Arrastra/nur v Application ined :muy eo, 19a?.` sensi in). 20?;254;
The present invention relates to huinidifiers thereof, said circular plate being held in place and particularly to humidiiliers to be used in between the cap 11 and the upper end ofthe l connection with internal combustion engines. vessel 10. yThe men'ibers 16 and 17' may be v Important objects of the invention are the secured to the circnlarfplate in any suitable effective prevention of carbon formation in niainier,as by havingflanges 21. and 22 formed 55 the Cylinders of the engine; the prevention thereon which may be soldered to the circuiv of overheating of the motor; and the effecting lar plate 20. The members 1Gaiid 17, while of smooth running thereof; the obtaining of shown as two .in number, inay' be multiplied more even burning of fuel and consequent to any suitable number found' desirable'or economy thereof; and the economy of cooling convenient in a device of tliisjcliaractei". The 6.0
' oil. u alternate members innany case should have i A further important object is to effect a apertures formed therein alternately at thel richer pick up of moisture by the air passing lower and upper ends of the cylinders', vas through the humidifier to the engine manishown at 23 and 24. Leading from the space fold. around the outer cylinder is an outlet 2,5 to.`
A further object is to provide for supplywhich a. valve controlledpipe 26 is attached, ing 'water to the humidifier without dismountwhich leads to the manifold 27 of the engine, ing it from the vehicle and by suction applied and arranged centrally ofthe vessel is a tube by the engine. 28 depending from the cap to af point near the In the drawings forn'iing part of this spccbottom of the inner cylinder. This pipe is 7,0 ilication: open at its bottoni and extends through the Figure 1 shows .a forni of my liiin'iidifier disk 20andthecap '11, to which it may be se-` attached to an automol ile and connected with cured by threaded connection as at 29 with ya the manifold of an engine. nipple. 30 having a ,flange resting beneaththe;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through plate v2O'` and a coupling 1l conneetedwith its 'f7 the humidifier on an enlarged scale compared upperlend, thefupper endof the coup'liiigbe- ,l with Figure 1 and showing the internal coning connected with a pipe 32- lwhich bent struction thereof. Y K upon itself'and extendsQdownwardly"along Referring tothe drawings in detail, 10V the side ofthe vesseland'spacedasuitabledisdesignates a cylindrical receptacle having tance therefrom. The coupling 31 is inthe straight walls and 11 is a cap fitting snugly on form ofa check valve and has ball. therein Y the upper end thereof and forming a closure as shown for controlling the p ipe The ball I therefor, said cap having a circumferential is normally.supportedby a pin.V fla-nge 12 having apertures formed therein A suitablelbraclet member may bepro'- D o and being held in place by means of rods 13 vided formed of sheet metal andv having a "5 extending longitudinally of the cylindrical v stripr'extending longitudinally of the cylreceptacle, and a cup-shaped member 14 fitinder 10 and yprovided with straps 34: surting over the bottom thereof and provided rounding said cylinder and having-the ends with apertures, a flange 15 cooperating with thereof adjustably connected in any suitable n the rods, the rods having heads at one end vmanner, said member 82 being bentr at its passing through the apertures of the cap and lower end to extendiinder the vesselas at35. cup-shaped members for `drawing them to- 1t will appearifroin theaboye disclosure gether and securing the cap firmly in place. that I have provided ardevice, simple in oon- Depending into the vessel from its upper en d struction, which may be attached to the maniare a plurality of cylindrical members .16 and fold of an automobile andwhich when par- 17 having closed bottom ends 18 and 19, the tially filled vv vith water will forni a means upper ends of these cylindrical members be-Y for humidifying the air `fed to the manifold. v ing secured to a circular plate 20 adapted .JTlie operation` of the device isl as follows: to be placed on the top of the cylindrical 'When the'vessel 10 is -connectedwith the member 10 Vand to extend over the edges manifold of the engine, ythe lower end of the tube 32 being open, air will be drawn therethrough, passing downward through the tube 28 and upward through the water within the cylinder 17. The air will pass 5 through the apertures Q4 at the top of this cylinder and again down through the water contained between the Walls of the cylinders` 16 and 17 passing out through theapertures 23 in the bottom of the cylinder 16, then upwardly through the water and out through the outlet 25 to the manifold.` 1A1npassing. through a circuitous passage of this sort will be thoroughly humidied andrwill yhave taken up a maximum amount of moisture. The greater number of times the air passes downwardly through thewater up to a certain point, the greater the humidification, as it is this downwardpassage,against the resistance of the water that Causes thelwater to be taken up bythe air, rllhe pipeBQ, acts not only as an air inlet butI when the Water with-in the vessel 10 becomes Aexhaustedor has been reduced to a point where `it is no longer Veffective in humidifying fthel air, advlitional water may be .sucked into the lvessel through the pipe 32 by the action of the engine as a suction means andby projecting the Vlower end of the'tube 32 into a vessel containing water.` 3.5 Hayingdescribed my invention, what I claim is: n
In'a humidifier for an internal combustion engi-ne; a vessel adapted` to'contain water, means for supporting said Vessel, means deo tachably 'closing the top of said Vessel, concentrically mounted tubular members arranged in said vessel and havingV closed u'p-.V per .and lower ends, said concentrically mounted Vessels .being alternately pro-vided M ,with'openings adjacent the top and bottom i thereof, a check `ValveControlled air inlet pipe passingcentrally Within theinner tubu` lar member andj` terminatingadjacent the bottom thereof, an airV outletleading from 5 between the'wallof the Aouter tubular mem'- l berand. the -wall ofthe-vessel, and a Valve control pipe` between the 'air' outlet and theintalieinani'fold for"v the engine.
In testimony whereofl a-ixmy signature.
i i MILLARD FERN. "l
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