US3824063A - Piezo-electric cigarette lighter - Google Patents

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US3824063A
US3824063A US00348107A US34810773A US3824063A US 3824063 A US3824063 A US 3824063A US 00348107 A US00348107 A US 00348107A US 34810773 A US34810773 A US 34810773A US 3824063 A US3824063 A US 3824063A
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P Chevallier
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Genoud et Cie SA
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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
    • F23Q2/28—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel
    • F23Q2/285—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition
    • F23Q2/287—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition piezoelectric

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  • the present invention relates in a general to piezoelectric lighters and has specific reference to lighters of the type wherein the rocking of a control member causes a striker to be lifted while compressing a return spring, the sudden release of this striker causing same to hit the piezo-electric crystal.
  • this invention resides in causing the push-down control member to actuate an intermediate sliding member adapted to compress the striker return spring whereby, when the operators finger releases the push-down control member, the assembly, due to the spring reaction, resumes automatically its reset position due to the shifting of this intermediate sliding member in relation to the pivot pin or fulcrum of the control member.
  • the striker is operatively connected to the pushdown control member through a small two armed link engaging in a known fashion a retaining notch formed in an elongated aperture of said control member, said link consisting preferably of a spring-steel wire bent to a hairpin configuration and having its two arms attached to the striker at two off-set suspension points, whereby this link, due to the torsion exerted thereon when actuating said control member, acts as a resetting spring.
  • the downward movement of said intermediate member may also be utilized for opening the gas valve as a consequence of a downward movement of the fuel reservoir, the burner head being in this case retained by a fixed stop member.
  • FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show generally the piezo-electric lighter of the invention in fragmentary sectionalelevational views, namely in the inoperative position, in the position preceding immediately the striker release and in the position following immediately the striker release, respectively
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 are similar views showing an embodiment of the gas control means in the inoperative closed and operative open positions in the case of a cigarette lighter operating on gaseous fuel;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates another embodiment of the gas control means.
  • the refernece numeral 1 designates the control or push-down lever or key fulcrumed about a fixed pivot pin 2 and formed with an key 1. As shown, this bearing poit is off set by a distance x in relation to the vertical projection of pivot pin 2.
  • the link 5 consists of a spring-steel wire bent to a hairpin configuration and having its two ends retained in the shank of the striker 6 but at two anchor points somewhat off-set from one another whereby the torsion movement thus imparted to this link will cause the latter to re-engage automatically the notch 4.
  • a burner control lever 16 is fulcrumed about a fixed pivot pin 17 carried by the head of the lighter and retained under a shoulder of said burner 15.
  • This lever 16 bears with its opposite end on the top face of the intermediate member 9 or under the cam portion 11 of key 1, whereby, during the rocking movement impressed by this key (FIG. 5), the lever 16 is pivoted and lifts the burner 15, thus opening the gas valve (not shown).
  • the intermediate member 9 comprises a projection 19 engaged from beneath by the fuel reservoir 20 of the lighter.
  • This reservoir 20 is suspended by means of its burner 15 from the fixed head 21.
  • the intermediate member 9 is lowered, the reservoir 20 is also lowered and pulls the burner 15 to open the gas valve.
  • a piezo-electric cigarette lighter comprising a body, a piezo-electric crystal mounted in said body, a striker juxtaposed with said crystal and displaceable in said body from a position remote from said crystal into impact therewith to ignite the lighter.
  • an intermediate member movable in said body, a spring compressible between said striker and said intermediate member upon relative displacement thereof toward one another and movement of said striker into said position, a key pivotally mounted on said body and having a bearing portion offset from its pivot and cammingly engageable with said intermediate member, and a link connecting said key with said striker to draw said striker into said position upon rotation of said key and thereafter release said striker for impact against said crystal, said bearing portionbeing positioned relative to said pivot and being shaped so as to rotate said key to reset the same upon release of said striker.

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US3493313A (en) * 1967-07-31 1970-02-03 Ronson Corp Gas lighter
US3506386A (en) * 1967-08-28 1970-04-14 Mansei Kogyo Kk Electric gas lighter with a manually operable piezoelectric ignition device
US3724993A (en) * 1972-01-17 1973-04-03 Mansei Kogyo Kk Impacting mechanism for impacting a piezo-electric body

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US3493313A (en) * 1967-07-31 1970-02-03 Ronson Corp Gas lighter
US3506386A (en) * 1967-08-28 1970-04-14 Mansei Kogyo Kk Electric gas lighter with a manually operable piezoelectric ignition device
US3724993A (en) * 1972-01-17 1973-04-03 Mansei Kogyo Kk Impacting mechanism for impacting a piezo-electric body

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AT318958B (de) 1974-11-25
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CA989191A (fr) 1976-05-18
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