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- HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N zinc Chemical compound [Zn] HCHKCACWOHOZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 24
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- 229910052573 porcelain Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2
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- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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- My invention has relation to improvement in electric batteries, and its object is to provide a battery for use in its various applications to this art which shall be practically constant for an indefinite length of time, and at the same time furnish a maximum ot' motive force during its existence; and to that end the novelty consists in the construction of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed outin the claims.
- Figure l is anend elevation, partly in sec- Fig. 2 is a modification of the battery-jar, showing a partition, partially porous, and thewhole made in one piece.
- Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cup C, non-porous at all points except c and c2; and Figs. 4 and 5 are the connections for the Zinc and carbon elements.
- A is the cell, of rubber or any suitable vitreous material
- B is the cover, which is made to tit as nearly air-tight as possible.
- U is an interior cup or cell, closed on all sides except at the top.
- This cup C is made of any non-porous material, except the porous portions c c2, which are between the plates.
- D D are the carbonplates, suspended in the cup G'so as to be submerged in the exciting solution, and are connected to the screw-cupcl by the compound rods E passing through the cover B.
- F F are the zinc plates, suspended from the cover by the connecting-rods f f. These plates are provided with troughs or cups l, 2, and 3, to contain mercury to keep up the supply, so as to maintain a uniform and constant amalgamation of the plates.
- G G are hard-rubber cups suspended from the cross-bar g by the rods g g2, so when the cups G Gr are lower'ed the zinc plates are exposed to the action of theexciting-uid and a into the bottom ot' the rubber cup, where it is Application led July 7, 1882. (No'model.)
- the screw-post d is a hard-rubber rod, through the center of which passes a copper wire, 4, terminating in a platina button. (See Figa.)
- a rubber clamp, 6' is secured to the t5 lower end of the screw-post rod d to force the .platina against the carbon plate D.
- the zinc connection is likewise a rubber rod, f, through the center of which passes the copper wire '7, terminating in a platina button, 10, so that when the rubber rod is screwed tightly into the element the platina is forced into intimate contact therewith.
- the peculiar feature of these connections is that when the platesare thus connected and submerged in the exciting-Huid the contact is snfe and reliable, as the acid cannot get access to the joint, and all corrosion is thus effectually prevented.
- the clamp 6 is provided with holes 8, through which a pin9, passes, so that as the zinc plate is consumed the clamp may be adj usted closer to the screw 6', thereby utilizing the zinc as long as there is'enough left to hold together, and maintaining a sure connection all the time. 1t is also very desirable where the elements are of diiferent thicknesses.
- 13 and 14 are rubber springs attached to the lower ends of the lifting-rods g and g2, so as side of the inside cup, O, so as to completely 6o to press the cup G against the porous walls c and c2 and prevent the mixing ofthe different tlnids.
- a springpawl, 17, attached to the cross-barg, serves to engage the ratchet-teeth, so that the sheath G may bemade to cover the Whole or a portion of the zinc plates, and thus utilize more or less ofthe strength ofthe battery.
- the cup U in its upper part, are reservoirs 11 and 12, in which are placed crystals oi the bichromate otl potash, so that as the solution is decomposed the crystalsy will dissolve, and thus keep up a saturated solution.
- a positive or negative plate having a screw-threaded recess, in combination with the hard-rubberrodf, screwthreadcd on its lower portion and provided with the wire 7 and button 10, as set forth.
- a battery-cup composed ct' non-porous y material, having an inserted section ot'carhon,
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J. M. STEBBINS.
VOLTAIG BATTERY.
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J. M. STEBBINS.
VOLTAIG BATTERY..
No. 272,493. Patented Feb. zo, 1883.1
tion, of lny'improved battery.
JULIUS M. STEBBINS,
VOLTAIC PATENT Enron.
OF NEW YORK, N. Y.
BATTERY.
Y SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,493, dated February 20, 1883.
To all whom it may concern y Y Be it known that I, JULIUs M. SrEBBINs, a citizen of the United States ot' America, residing at New` York, in the county of New York and State ot' New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Voltaic Batteries, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.
My invention has relation to improvement in electric batteries, and its object is to provide a battery for use in its various applications to this art which shall be practically constant for an indefinite length of time, and at the same time furnish a maximum ot' motive force during its existence; and to that end the novelty consists in the construction of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed outin the claims.
Figure l is anend elevation, partly in sec- Fig. 2 is a modification of the battery-jar, showing a partition, partially porous, and thewhole made in one piece. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cup C, non-porous at all points except c and c2; and Figs. 4 and 5 are the connections for the Zinc and carbon elements.
A is the cell, of rubber or any suitable vitreous material, and B is the cover, which is made to tit as nearly air-tight as possible.
U is an interior cup or cell, closed on all sides except at the top. This cup C is made of any non-porous material, except the porous portions c c2, which are between the plates.
D D are the carbonplates, suspended in the cup G'so as to be submerged in the exciting solution, and are connected to the screw-cupcl by the compound rods E passing through the cover B. i
F F are the zinc plates, suspended from the cover by the connecting-rods f f. These plates are provided with troughs or cups l, 2, and 3, to contain mercury to keep up the supply, so as to maintain a uniform and constant amalgamation of the plates.
G G are hard-rubber cups suspended from the cross-bar g by the rods g g2, so when the cups G Gr are lower'ed the zinc plates are exposed to the action of theexciting-uid and a into the bottom ot' the rubber cup, where it is Application led July 7, 1882. (No'model.)
l free communication established between the zinc 4and the carbon through the medium of the porous wallc c2, so that the full strength ot' the battery is obtained but when the cups G G are raised they surround the sides, ends, and bottoms of the zinc plat-es, so as to cut ,o all communication with the exciting-fluid and stop the action of the battery. The sides of the cups as they are raised press against the outcover the porous part c c2, and thus prevent all comminglingot' the fluids on the in and out@ side of the cup U. At the same time theloose mercury which is placed in the bottom ot' the rubber cups G G is forced up by the zinc dis 65 placing it, and it ows over into the troughs l,
2, and 3, from whence it is distributed by gravity and capillary attraction over the surtace ot' the zincs, and the surplus runs back retained until the raising operation is repeated. The screw-post d is a hard-rubber rod, through the center of which passes a copper wire, 4, terminating in a platina button. (See Figa.) A rubber clamp, 6', is secured to the t5 lower end of the screw-post rod d to force the .platina against the carbon plate D.
The zinc connection is likewise a rubber rod, f, through the center of which passes the copper wire '7, terminating in a platina button, 10, so that when the rubber rod is screwed tightly into the element the platina is forced into intimate contact therewith. The peculiar feature of these connections is that when the platesare thus connected and submerged in the exciting-Huid the contact is snfe and reliable, as the acid cannot get access to the joint, and all corrosion is thus effectually prevented. In case the connecting-rod d is applied to thezinc element the clamp 6 is provided with holes 8, through which a pin9, passes, so that as the zinc plate is consumed the clamp may be adj usted closer to the screw 6', thereby utilizing the zinc as long as there is'enough left to hold together, and maintaining a sure connection all the time. 1t is also very desirable where the elements are of diiferent thicknesses.
13 and 14 are rubber springs attached to the lower ends of the lifting-rods g and g2, so as side of the inside cup, O, so as to completely 6o to press the cup G against the porous walls c and c2 and prevent the mixing ofthe different tlnids.
15 is a standard secured to the cover B, and is provided with ratchet-teeth, 16. A springpawl, 17, attached to the cross-barg, serves to engage the ratchet-teeth, so that the sheath G may bemade to cover the Whole or a portion of the zinc plates, and thus utilize more or less ofthe strength ofthe battery.
In practice I make the cup U ot' any porous earthenware, and before it is finally baked I coat all that part of it but what is interposed between the positive and negative elements with a glaze such as potters use for porcelain and the like, and then bake it; or it may be made by inserting,Y a piece of carbon or other porous material in that portion, leaving the rest of the cup glazed as above.
1n the cup U, in its upper part, are reservoirs 11 and 12, in which are placed crystals oi the bichromate otl potash, so that as the solution is decomposed the crystalsy will dissolve, and thus keep up a saturated solution.
What I claim is- 1. In voltaio batteries, a cup made with its middle section porous, having at its top enlarged reservoirs, with depressed bottoms, for holding a supply of the salt ot' the depolarizing solution, substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The zinc platesn F F, suspended in the exciting-liquid near the porous portion of cup G,in combination with the adjustable cupsGG, substantially as and for the purpose described.
3. rlhe adjustable cups G G, supplied with mercury and suspended in the exciting-liquid, having springs to force them into close contact with the sides of the cup C, so that when.
elevated the cups G, will cover the porous part and cause the galvanic action to cease when not required for use, substantially as and for the purpose described.
4. The combination of the zinc plates F F, the carbon plates D D', the partially-porous cup C, so arranged that the porous part Will be in exact line with plates D Dl and F F, and the adjustable cups G G, whereby the action' of the exciting-liquid may be" used or suspended as may be required.
In a voltaic battery, a. positive or negative plate having a screw-threaded recess, in combination with the hard-rubberrodf, screwthreadcd on its lower portion and provided with the wire 7 and button 10, as set forth.
In a voltaic battery, a connection for one or both ot theelements, consisting of the hardrubber rod d, Wire 4, and button 5, in combiv nation with the clamp (i, having holes 8, pin 9, and screw 6', as set forth.
7. A battery-cup composed ct' non-porous y material, having an inserted section ot'carhon,
as set forth.
In testimony whereofI ai'tix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.
JULIUS M. STEBBINS. Witnesses:
H. J. ENNIs, JAMES MCKENZIF..
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