US2347284A

US2347284A - Amalgamator

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Publication number: US2347284A
Application number: US482003A
Authority: US
Inventors: George F Rotsler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1943-04-06
Filing date: 1943-04-06
Publication date: 1944-04-25
Anticipated expiration: 1961-04-25

Description

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G. F. ROTSLER AMALGAMATOR 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed April 6, 1943 Inventor Patented Apr. 25, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE George F. Rotsler, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application April 6, 1943, Serial No. 482,003

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in amalgamators, and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character embodying a novel combination and arrangement of vertically spaced, staggered plates.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide an amalgamator of the character described wherein the operation will be visible at all times.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide an amalgamator of the aforementioned character wherein the plates may be expeditiously removed for cleaning.

A still further important object of the invention is to provide an amalgamator of the character described comprising a novel method of feeding the ores and concentrates to the device.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an amalgamator which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efi'icient and reliable in use, compact, and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of an amalgamator constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2' is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section through the transparent tube.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical longitudinal section through the injector.

Figure 5 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a view in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a vertical transparent tube I which is substantially square in horizontal section, as shown in Figures 5 and 6 of the drawing. The transparent tube I may be of any suitable dimensions. The lower end of the tube I is permanently closed, as at 2, and projecting horizontally therefrom is a plate 3 which is secured at 4 on one end portion of a base 5.

The lower portion of the transparent tube I is to be filled to the desired level with mercury 6.

Above the level of the mercury 6, an intake pipe I communicates with the tube I. A deflector 8 is mounted in the tube I in the path of the incoming material from the intake I for directing said material downwardly into the mercury 6. The upper portion of the tube I is provided with an outlet 9.

The upper end of the tube I is provided with a removable closure II]. A long rod or bolt II is suspended from the closure I0 in the tube I. A wing nut I2 on the threaded upper end portion of the rod II rests on the closure II] for supporting the rod thereon.

Mounted on the rod II in the tube I, between the intake I and the outlet 9, is a series of vertically spaced, staggered copper plates I3. Sleeves I4 of suitable material on the rod II space the plates I3.

An injector I5 is connected to the intake I- by a short length of hose I6. A hopper H, for the reception of the ore or concentrate, communicates with the injector I5. The injector I5 is to be connected with a suitable source of water under pressure, which water is controlled by a valve I8.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the water flowing under pressure through the injector I5 draws the ores or concentrates from the hopper I1 and carries them into the vertical, transparent tube I through the intake I. The water is regulated by the valve I8. This permits more water for a heavy concentrate than is required for a comparatively light concentrate. The water fills the tube I, the concentrate being directed downwardly into the mercury 6 by the deflector 8. The concentrate is then carried upwardly past the plates I3 to the discharge 9. The copper plates I3, owing to this upward flow of the concentrate, progressively build up or become coated from the lowermost to the uppermost of said plates. The operation may be readily observed at all times through the transparent tube I. To remove the plates I3 for cleaning, the wing nut I2 is loosened and the entire assembly on the rod II is simply lifted out of the tube I. While one set of the plates is being cleaned, another set may be installed in the tube I and operation of the machine may be continued.

It is believed that the many advantages of an amalgamator constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

An amalgamator comprising a vertical tube for the reception of mercury in its lower portion, said tube having an intake in its lower portion