US2743597A - Compressed gas-fuelled cigarette lighters - Google Patents

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US2743597A
US2743597A US377569A US37756953A US2743597A US 2743597 A US2743597 A US 2743597A US 377569 A US377569 A US 377569A US 37756953 A US37756953 A US 37756953A US 2743597 A US2743597 A US 2743597A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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  • This invention relates to cigarette, pipe or cigar lighters for smokers, of the type which employs as fuel a compressed gas such as butane.
  • a lighter of the type specified comprises a container for storing a supply of fuel under pressure in the liquid state, a narrow gas passage leading from the container to a burner jet where the gas is to be burnt and a stop valve adapted to open and close communication between the gas passage and the burner jet, and the mouth of the gas passage on the side facing the interior of the fuel container is covered and closed by a thin diaphragm of absorbent material such as paper, in contact with which is a wick of absorbent material adapted to conduct liquefied fuel from the interior of the container to the diaphragm which will absorb it, so that when the stop valve is opened liquefied fuel thus supplied to and absorbed in the diaphragm will evaporate and produce a stream of gas passing through the gas passage to the burner jet.
  • the wick is held in contact with the absorbent diaphragm by means of a retaining peg forced longitudinally into the open end of a tubular surrounding member at the far end of the interior of which the absorbent diaphragm lies, the wick passing over the end of the peg so as to be pressed thereby into contact with substantially the whole of the inner face of the absorbent diaphragm.
  • tubular surrounding member is provided with a cylindrical bore
  • peg is also generally cylindrical and fits the bore, opposite flanks of the peg being relieved to provide segmental passages for the wick between the relieved surfaces of the peg and the walls of the bore.
  • Another aspect of the present invention is concerned with providing means for regulating the height of the flame.
  • This aspect of the invention comprises, in its broadest form, a lighter of the type fuelled by a compressed gas, in which liquefied fuel from the container is supplied to a pad of porous material part of which covers a narrow gas passage through which gas evaporates from the pad and flows to a burner, and in which means adjustable from outside the lighter is provided for applying a variable compression to the pad to regulate the rate of evaporation of gas through the gas passage and thus to regulate the height of the flame.
  • This aspect of the invention is particularly though not exclusively applicable to a lighter such as is referred to above in which there is provided a diaphragm of absorbent material such as absorbent paper in contact with which is a wick of absorbent material adapted to conduct liquefied fuel by capillary action from the interior of the container to the diaphragm which will absorb it.
  • a diaphragm of absorbent material such as absorbent paper in contact with which is a wick of absorbent material adapted to conduct liquefied fuel by capillary action from the interior of the container to the diaphragm which will absorb it.
  • the diaphragm is held in compression between two opposed surfaces one of which contains the mouth of the gas passage, and means adjustable from outside the lighter is provided for varying the compression applied thereby to the diaphragm so as to regulate the rate of evaporation and escape of compression of the diaphragm.
  • the diaphragm being considerably larger than the mouth of the gas passage and the point or points at which the diaphragm is supplied with liquid fuel by the wick being offset from the mouth of the gas passage.
  • a lighter of the type fuelled by compressed gas including a hollow plunger incorporating a gas burner and movable axially from a closed position in which the supply of gaseous fuel to the burner is prevented, to an open position in which gas flows to the burner, means is provided whereby rotation of the plunger about its axis of linear movement varies the setting of an adjustable flow valve which controls the rate of fiow of gas to the burner.
  • the movable plunger carries a radially extending member which engages in a slot formed in a surrounding adjustable screwthread collar retained in the surrounding body of the valve by a screwthread coaxial with the plunger, so that the plunger isfree to move axially but rotation about its axis causes the rotation of the screwed member which in turn varies the
  • the head of the plunger may be formed for engagement by a suitable key for rotating it to regulate the setting of the adjustable member in accordance with the desired height of the flame.
  • a part of the inner end of the movable plunger is of uniform non-circular, for example hexagonal, cross-section, and fits loosely in an axial bore of correspondingly shaped but slightly larger cross-section formed in the adjustable screwthreaded collar.
  • the plunger is free to move axially to operate the said valve but its rotation will cause the rotation of the adjustable screwthreaded collar to vary the com pression of the diaphragm.
  • Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a pocket cigarette lighter employing compressed gas fuel such as butane
  • Figure 2 is a plan of the lighter of Figure 1
  • Figure 3 is an end elevation of the lighter of Figure 1, partly in section on the line lib-III of Figure 2,
  • Figure 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale showing an alternative construction of gas flow valve incorporating flow regulating means, for use in the lighter of Figure 1,
  • FIG 5 is an exploded view showing the elements of the gas flow valve and burner illustrated in Figure 4,
  • Figure 6 is a plan of the top of the gas flow valve and burner of Figure 4,
  • Figure 7 is a plan showing the method of adjusting the gas flow valve of Figures 4 to 6 using a special key
  • Figure 8 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale of a modified construction of gas flow valve
  • Figure 9 is a cross-section on the line IX-lX of Figure 8.
  • a gas fuelled cigarette lighter includes a fuel container 10 adapted to be filled with a combustible compressed gas fuel such as butane gas, maintained in the liquid phase amass? burner which is generally indicated at "16 in Figure l and which communicates with the interior of the container -10.
  • a combustible compressed gas fuel such as butane gas
  • -A movable fingerpiece or operating member 17 of channel section is pivoted :at one end on a shaft '18 mounted :on the top wall 11 of the container at the- -end opposite the valve and burner 16.
  • the fingerpiece 17 is spring-biassed in an upward direction by a small torsion'spring '19 which surrounds the shaft 18 and acts between it and the, top wall 11of the container.
  • a hollow flint tube 23 extends between the upper and lower walls of the fuel container 10 and a compression spring 24 -within the flint tube bears on a flint carried by the plunger 25 so that the flint is pressed against the serrated rim of the striker wheel 12 in the usual manner.
  • the finger piece 17 and snuffer arm 15 co-operate to form a smooth continuous upper casing to thetop of the fuel container covering the working parts.
  • the combined stop valve and burner 16 is mounted in a small cylindrical well or'recess let into the top wall 11 of the fuel container. It comprises a hollow metal plug 31 which fits closely into the wall 30 and rests on a flange 32 at the bottom thereof, a sealing washer 33 of resilient material 'beingplace'd between the flange and 'a cooperating-shoulder 34 on the plug 31.
  • the plug 31 is formed with a cylindrical skirt 35 which projects downwardly through a hole in the bottom of the wellwinto the-fuel container itself, and the bore of-the plug is interrupted by a constriction in the form of ametal wall 36 which extends transversely across the bore just above the skirt 35 and inside it, and which is formed with asmall-perforation comprising a very fine escape vent or passage 37 through which gas from the fuel container can pass upwards'to the burner.
  • a small-perforation comprising a very fine escape vent or passage 37 through which gas from the fuel container can pass upwards'to the burner.
  • the latter is covered by 'a thin disc of absorbent paper 38 which lies over it inside the skirt 35.
  • the peg40 fits closely into the interior of the skirt of the plug and is forced "axially into the interior of the skirt with the wick 39 passing up t he space provided byone 'mi's'sin g'segnrent, "'overthe' end of the p'eg40 in contact'wi'th thepap'er' disc thread for this purpose.
  • the stop valve comprises a hollow plunger 41 of circular section which can be'moved axially from a closed position in which it seals the gas passage 37 to a higher open position in which it permits gas to escape from the gas passage 37 into the interior bore 42 of the plunger.
  • the burner head 22 formed with a fine burner jet through which gas from the bore 42 will :pass to the outsideto be lit by sparks from the striker wheel 12.
  • the plunger 41 is supportedat its other end by a sur- -roundingcollar 43 which is screwed into the top of the well 30, this well being formed with an internal screw- When the collar'43 is screwed fully home italso engages the top of theplug 31 and holds this firmly in place in the bottom of the well 30.
  • Near'its lower end 'theplung er is formed with a projecting circumferentialflange 44 which fits the upperpart of the bore of the plug 31.
  • a compression spring 45 acts between the flange 44 of the plunger and the screwed collar 43 so as to bias the plunger 41in a downward direction towards the bottom of the well.
  • An annular sealing washer-r46 is interposed between the spring 45 and the flange 44 of the plunger. This washer .6 is of resilient material so that the pressure of the spring 45 will tend to cause it to expand'radially outwards into'contact with the bore of the :plug 31, thus preventing the escape of gas :past the-outside of the plunger '41.
  • this resilient disc 47 acts as a sealing member to seal the escape vent-37 when pressed downwards on to it by the bottom of the plunger 41 under 'the action of the spring 45.
  • a small'metal disc48 overlies the resilient disc 47*andacts 'asa distance'piecebetween it and'the latter'firmly'pressedbver the'es'ca'pe vent 37 and sets prevent the escape of "any gas.
  • Means is provided for automatically raising the plunger 41 from its closedposition when the fingerpiece 17 is depressed.
  • This comprises -a rocking lever 51) formed of a length of steel strip and shaped at one'end as a fork which engages a neck 51 formed un'der'the burner head fend, "-andin use "the ridge 52j'be'ars on the top of the wall 11 0f the fuel container andfacts as a f ulc'rumtfo'r the lever.
  • the main part of 'the' lever-" extends along the top of the fuel container away from the fulcrum 52 underneath the snufter arm 15, the striker wheel 12, and the fingerpiece 17, the lever being formed with an aperture through which the head of the flint tube 23 passes.
  • the end of the lever 50 remote from the burner 22 is swept upwardly to the vicinity of the web of the fingerpiece 17, so that when the latter is depressed to raise the snuifer arm and operate the flint Wheel it will also engage and depress that end of the lever 50 which will rock about its fulcrum.
  • the forked end of the lever will thus be raised and will lift the plunger 41 from its closed position to permit the escape of gas through the burner 22.
  • the fuel container is provided with a suitable charging aperture 60 for refilling it with compressed fuel.
  • This incorporates a charging valve 61 adapted to co-operate with a separate refill cartridge containing fuel under pressure.
  • the general arrangement of the cigarette lighter is similar to that illustrated in Figures 1 to 3.
  • the lighter is provided with a different arrangement of burner stop valve which incorporates an adjustment for regulating the height of the flame.
  • the combined burner and stop valve is mounted as before in a small cylindrical well or recess 30 let into the fuel container 1i) and comprises a hollow metal body or plug 31' which fits into the well 30 and is provided with a closed lower extension 35 of reduced diameter which projects through a hole in the bottom of the well into the interior of the fuel container 10.
  • the hollow plug 31' is held in the well by an externally screwthreaded top nut 43 which engages an internal screwthread formed in the well.
  • the bottom wall of the lower extension 35 of the plug 31 is perforated by a number of holes spaced around its outer edge and leading into the interior of the plug, and into each of these holes is forced the head of a wick 39 which extends downwards from the top into the liquefied fuel contained under pressure in the fuel container 10.
  • a disc of absorbent paper 38 is located inside the plug on top of its bottom wall and overlies the perforations in contact with the heads of the wicks 39, so that liquid fuel drawn up the wicks by capillary action will be supplied to the paper disc and will be absorbed by it.
  • the paper disc 38 is engaged and covered by the bottom of a cup member 70 which lies inside the plug 31 and is forced downwards to compress the paper disc 38' by means of a threaded collar 71' whose external screwthread engages a corresponding internal screwthread formed on the wall of the plug 31.
  • a fine gas escape vent or passage 37 is formed in the bottom of the cup '70 overlying the centre of the paper disc 38 and liquefied gas absorbed by the paper disc will then evaporate from it and escape through the passage 37 at a rate determined by the pressure exerted by the cup 70 on the paper disc, when a stop valve sealing member 47' overlying the top of the passage 37' is raised.
  • the cup '70 is provided with an external top flange by means of which a resilient sealing washer 72' is pressed against a cooperating shoulder on the wall of the plug 31 so as to prevent the escape of compressed fuel in liquid or gaseous form past the outside of the cup 70 and yet to allow the cup to be pressed resiliently against the paper disc 38 by means of the threaded collar 71'.
  • a hollow plunger 41' of circular section is provided to operate the stop valve, and is movable from a closed position in which it bears on the sealing member 47' to seal the gas escape vent 37, to a higher open position in which it releases the stop valve sealing member 47' to permit gas to escape into the bore 42' of the plunger.
  • the plunger is formed with a burner head 22 incorporating a fine burner jet which communicates with the bore 42'.
  • the sealing member 47' comprises a triangular pad of resilient material such as synthetic rubber, which overlies the top of the escape vent 37' but is lifted by the gas pressure to allow the escape of gas when the plunger 41 is raised.
  • a small metal disc 48 is interposed between the sealing pad 47 and the open bottom of the plunger 41 to act as a distance piece.
  • the plunger 4-1 is axially movable in a hole defined by an inwardly directed flange at the top of the top nut 43' which retains the plug 31', and is spring-biassed to its inner or closed position by a compression spring 45'.
  • a diaphragm washer 73 encloses the plunger 41 below its flange and engages the Wall of the plug 31 to prevent the escape of fuel past the outside of the plunger.
  • the lower end of the plunger is of reduced diameter and extends down through the bore of the threaded collar 71 into the interior of the cup '79, where it presses the steel disc 48' and the sealing pad 47 against the top of the escape vent 37'.
  • the plunger 41 In order to rotate the threaded collar 7 ll and so to vary the pressure of the cup 76 on the paper disc 38, the plunger 41 is provided with transverse driving pins 74 which project from the surface of the plunger at right angles to its axis and to one another, the pins 74 engaging in deep slots 75' formed in the upper surface of the threaded collar 71' as shown in Figure 5. These slots permit the plunger to move axially up and down to open and ciose the supply valve.
  • a special key 76 ( Figure 7) is provided to fit the burner head 22 of the plunger for rotating it to adjust the setting of the collar 71, the key '76 having an aperture formed with a spline to fit the head 22 of the plunger which has a corresponding groove 77.
  • the plunger 41 is provided with a neck of reduced diameter just below its head 22' for engagement by the forked end of the rocking lever 50 which is operated by depressing the fingerpiece 17 of the lighter.
  • the end of the lever 56 which carries the plug is flat, and it rocks on the edge of a fulcrum ring 78 which surrounds the head of the plunger on top of the valve body.
  • FIG. 8 A further modification of the combined stop valve and burner is illustrated in Figures 8 and 9.
  • the general arrangement of the paper disc 33" supplied with fuel by wicks 39" and of the cup70 which overlies the paper disc and has a perforation 37" in its lower wall is much the same as in the previous embodiment illus trated in Figure 4.
  • the cup 79 has a circumferential groove which retains a sealing washer 72" against the inner wall of the plug 31".
  • a screwthreaded collar or nut 71 overlies the cup 70" and is screwed up or down to vary the pressure of the cup on the paper disc 38" and so to vary the height of the flames.
  • the collar 71" is formed with a bore of hexagonal section through which passes freely a solid hexagonal plug member 80 forming the lower part of the plunger 41".
  • the hexagonal plug member 80" just fits within the bore of the collar 71 so that it can move axially up and down quite freely relatively to the collar, but when rotated about its axis causes the rotation of the collar 71".
  • a solid cylindrical extens'ioh 81" bn the lower .part of the hexagonal plug 80 eiiters'the'interior of the cup 70" to engage the resilient "sealing member 47"overlying the gas passage 37.
  • the plunger 41" is formed with a cylindrical bore 82 iiito which theupperpart of the hexagonal plug 89" is a tenant, so that passages remain between the surface of the bore 82" and the flats of the hexagonal'plug 30 permitting theflow of gas into the upper bore 42" of the plunger and so t'o the burner 22''.
  • the dia- -phra'gm'vt' as'lier 7' "overlies a flange 44" at the bottom of the plunger 41" and is'pressed against it by the compression 's'pring45.
  • the hexagonal shoulder on the plug 80" overlying the reduced cylinder portion 81 bears on the top of the cup 70" so as to limit theinward movement of the plunger.
  • the length of the cylindrical portion 81" and the depth of the interior of the cup 70 are so-dimensioned as to limit "the compression of the resilient sealing member 47" to a safe value, thus enabling a more powerful spring 45 to be used to returnthe plunger without any danger of the compressionofthe sealing member 47" by the spring exceeding the'elasticlimit and destroying the member 47".
  • a cigarette lighter of the type which employs as *fuel a compressed'inflammable gas which comprises a pressure container adaptedto hold'a supply'of the compressed fuelin the liquid state, and a combined valve and burner assembly supported'by-a wall of the container,
  • the said assembly including 'a cup-shaped hollow sup-. porting member, a-plug disposed in the interior of the supportingmember, a disc-shaped absorbent pad held in compression in the interior of the supporting member below the plug, an externally screwthreaded driving nut -screwedinto'a-cooperating internal screwthread formed in the supporting member, the driving nut overlying'the plug'and pressing it downwardly to compress the absorbent-pad, the degree ofcompression of the pad being adjustable by screwing the driving nut up and down, a wicksupported at its outer end by the cup-shaped supporting member in'eontact with at'le'ast the periphery of the-inner surface of the 'absorbentpad, the Wickextending through the wall of the cup-shaped supporting member is covered by the central region of the outer surface of the absorbent pad, a resilient valve member overlying the outer end of the gas ,passage, an axially movable hollow plunger extending within the cup-shaped supporting member and in
  • a lighter as claimed in claim 1 in which the plunger carries a radially extending-arm which engages in a slot formed in the driving nut, the slot extending parallel to the axis of "the plunger, the arm and the slot together constituting the sliding connection betweeii the plunger and the driving nut.
  • a lighterasclaimed-in claim 1 in which'the inner end of the plunger is'of'uniforr'n non-circular cross-section and in which the aperture of the driving nut is of corresponding but slightly larger shape, the inner end of the 'plungerfitting closely within the apertureof the nut to provide the sliding connection between theiplunger and the driving nut.
  • a lighter'as claimed in claim 5 in which the plunger is formed in two parts, namely an outer hollow tubular portion having "a cylindrical bore and formed with the burner jet'in itsouterend, and aninner solid plug-having a uniform hexagonal cross-section along the majority of its length, the hexagonal part of the solid plug being a force fit in the cylindrical bore of the outer tubularpa'rt.
  • a lighter as claimed in claim 6 in which the solid plug'is formed at its inner end with a shoulder which engages the plug to limit the degree of compression of the resilient valve member by'the plunger under the action of the springbiasing means.

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