US3765822A - Valve action of gas-operated cigarette lighter - Google Patents

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US3765822A
US3765822A US00189317A US3765822DA US3765822A US 3765822 A US3765822 A US 3765822A US 00189317 A US00189317 A US 00189317A US 3765822D A US3765822D A US 3765822DA US 3765822 A US3765822 A US 3765822A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
    • F23Q2/34—Component parts or accessories
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  • ABSTRACT [30] Foreign Application Priority Data This va1ve action of gas cigarette-lighter having a cap 0m. 15, 1970 France .1 7037726 hihgedly mounted to the head Of the lighter y prises a floating pivot pin adapted, during the cap [52] [1.8. CI. 431/131, 431/150 p g movement, to actuate a r nk lever actuat- 51 1m. 01.
  • the axis of the cap hinge or pivot pin is so positioned that the distance between this axis and the top of the head, when said cap is lowered to its closed position, differs considerably from the distance measured between said axis and the outer vertical rear face of said cap, in combination with a lever mounted for free pivotal movement on said head and operatively connected to the gas valve control rod, bears against said pivot pin, so that when the cap is raised to its open position through an angle of about 90 with said head top, the movement thus imposed to the pivot pin causes the pivotal movement of said lever and therefore the opening of said valve, and that when said cap is folded back to cover the head the resulting movement of said pivot pin causes the valve to be closed directly as a consequence of the pivotal movement of said lever in the opposite direction.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 are two elevational and sectional views, taken along the lines 11 and 2-2 of FIG. 3, respectively with the cap closed;.
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are plan and sectional views, the sections being taken along the lines 3-3 and 44, respectively of FIG. 1, and
  • FIGS. 5 and 6 are fragmentary views similar to FIG. 1 but showing on a smaller scale the cap positions dur ing its opening movement and at the end of this movement, respectively, this latter position corresponding to the ignition position.
  • the reference numeral 1 designates the body 1 of the cigarette lighter, which constitutes the gas reservoir and comprises a bottom insert 2 3 is the thumboperated milled cylinder for rotating the serrated flint wheel 4 5 designates the pyrophoric flint with its thrust spring 6 7 is the pressure-reducing device, with its feed wick 8 and the burner head 9 comprising a flange 10.
  • Anchored or otherwise secured to the body 1 is a pressed covering plate 11 constituting the head of the cigarette-lighter.
  • This plate 11 comprises an orifice 12 (FIG. 4) registering with the burner head 9 to permit the-passage of the flame therethrough; it closes partially the cavity receiving the flint 5 and acts as a support to the rod surrounded by the flint spring 6.
  • the cap 13 carries a pivot pin 14 constantly engaged by the free end 15 of a spring blade having its other end bent and anchored to the body 1.
  • This pivot pin 14 bears against the rear face 16 of the head-forming plate 11 thus acting as a guide member and also as a means for preventing the axial movements of this pin 14 due to the provision of a portion 18 of reduced diameter on said pin.
  • the body 1 further comprises a pair of upstanding lugs or bosses l9 acting as bearing to a cranked lever 20 engaging with one crankpin 20a the underside of pin 14 with the opposite crankpin 20b the underside of the flange 10 of burner head 9.
  • pivot pin 14 begins to rise, thus stretching thespring 15 to a maximal z (FIG. 1) corresponding to the diagonal when this sliding and bearing edge 22 lies vertically below the pivot pin 14 (see FIG. 5).
  • the difference between the positions resulting from the differences between the dimensions x or y and z obtained by opening the cap only incompletely could also be used.
  • the drawing illustrates an arrangement wherein the valve is pulled by a separate return spring housed in the valve body, but it is clear that this invention is also applicable to a cigarette lighter comprising a pushed valve.
  • the lever 20 would comprise a spring for returning the valve to its seated position, or alternatively this lever itself could be made to act as a valve spring.
  • Valve action for gas-operated cigarette-lighter comprising a lighter body having a head, a hinged cap on said body having a pivot pin independent of the lighter body, said pivot pin being carried by the cap proper or by an intermediate member secured thereto with variations in the position of the axis of said pivot pin in the opened and closed positions of said cap, spring means attached to said lighter body and biasing said pin toward said lighter body, characterized in that the pivot pin of said cap is so positioned that the distance between the axis of said pin and the top of the head of the lighter body when the cap is lowered to its closed position differs definitely from the distance between said axis and the rear outer vertical face of said cap, in combination with a cranked lever pivotally mounted in said head and and havingcrank pins operatively connected with a gas valve in said lighter body and said pivot pin,

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CA (1) CA937415A (nl)
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US4102633A (en) * 1975-09-26 1978-07-25 La Nationale S.A. Cigarette lighter

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CH597561A5 (nl) * 1976-12-10 1978-04-28 Caran D Ache Fabrique Suisse D

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US3143871A (en) * 1961-05-15 1964-08-11 Frank G Dobbs Gas-fueled lighter
US3208244A (en) * 1963-05-23 1965-09-28 Rogers Inc Lighter mechanism
US3280600A (en) * 1965-06-09 1966-10-25 Meyers Frederick Charles Butane cigarette lighter construction

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US3143871A (en) * 1961-05-15 1964-08-11 Frank G Dobbs Gas-fueled lighter
US3208244A (en) * 1963-05-23 1965-09-28 Rogers Inc Lighter mechanism
US3280600A (en) * 1965-06-09 1966-10-25 Meyers Frederick Charles Butane cigarette lighter construction

Cited By (1)

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US4102633A (en) * 1975-09-26 1978-07-25 La Nationale S.A. Cigarette lighter

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CA937415A (en) 1973-11-27
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FR2108917A1 (nl) 1972-05-26
IT951939B (it) 1973-07-10
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NO132112B (nl) 1975-06-09
DE2150668C3 (de) 1975-01-23
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FR2108917B1 (nl) 1975-05-30
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CH541776A (fr) 1973-09-15
NL167765C (nl) 1982-01-18
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SE381505B (sv) 1975-12-08
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