US3859035A - Gas lighter - Google Patents

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US3859035A
US3859035A US422286A US42228673A US3859035A US 3859035 A US3859035 A US 3859035A US 422286 A US422286 A US 422286A US 42228673 A US42228673 A US 42228673A US 3859035 A US3859035 A US 3859035A
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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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  • ABSTRACT A gas lighter or similar apparatus with a liquid gas container, a burner valve connected to the liquid gas container, a member for opening and closing the burner valve, a piezo electric ignition unit for igniting a gas flow issuing from the opened burner valve and a handle for actuating the ignition unit is disclosed. On the handle an intermediate member displaceahle by movement of the handle is arranged, with two elastically spreadable arms one of which is used for opening and closing the burner valve and the other for actuating the ignition unit.
  • the invention concerns a gas lighter or similar apparatus with a liquid gas container, a burner valve in communication with the liquid gas container, a member for opening and closing the burner valve, a piezo electric ignition aggregate for igniting a gas flow issuing from the gas opened burner valve and a handle for actuating the ignition aggregate.
  • Gas lighters of the above type have as a rule a hammer which, against the effect of a spring, is tensioned and after release of a locking arrangement is caused by the spring to strike against an anvil.
  • a hammer which, against the effect of a spring, is tensioned and after release of a locking arrangement is caused by the spring to strike against an anvil.
  • piezo electric crystals are deformed and between two electrodes which are arranged in the vicinity of the outflowing gas flow, an ignition spark is produced.
  • the invention is based on the problem of creating a gas lighter of the initially described type, in which the temporal attuning between the gas outflow and the ignition spark formation is realized in a specially simple way.
  • FIG. 1 partly in section, the side view of a gas lighter
  • FIG. 2 in diagrammatic representation, the important parts of the gas lighter according to FIG. 1, in the rest position;
  • FIG. 3 the important parts of the gas lighter according to FIG. 1 directly before the release of the ignition process
  • FIG. 4 the important parts of the gas lighter accrding to FIG. 1 at the moment of the ignition.
  • the number 11 is the housing ofa gas lighter with a liquid gas container 12, in the upper wall of which is inserted a burner valve 13 with a rod 14 which may be moved up and down for the opening and closing of the burner valve. In the raised state (see FIG. 4) of the rod 14 the gas can flow out of the liquid gas container 12.
  • an ignition unit 15 with a hammer l6 and an anvil 17.
  • the hammer 16 is pressed by a spring, not shown, against the anvil 17.
  • the ignition unit 15 is in connection with an electrode 19 via a line 18, which electrode together with the end of the rod 14 forms an ignition gap.
  • a lid 20 set on the housing 11 has an outlet opening for the flame, which (lid) in the rest position of the lighter is covered by a leafshaped closure element 22.
  • the number 23 represents air inlet openings in the side walls of the lid 20.
  • a handle 24 which is carried rotatably about an axis 25.
  • the handle 24 carries a-pivot axis 26 with a sleeve 27 which is surrounded by the helix 28 of an intermediate member formed by the helix 28 and two arms 29, 30 the intermediate member being bent out of spring wire.
  • the arm 29 of the intermediate member abuts against an abutment 34 which is carried on the insulating member 33.
  • the arm 30 of the intermediate member rests with its free end on the hammer 16, but can be removed from the contact position by a deflecting edge 35.
  • the arm 30 At the end of the downward movement there is a contact between the arm 30 and the deflecting edge 35.
  • the arm 30 is hereby spread outwards and the hammer 16 can move freely towards the anvil 17 under the effect of the spring associated with it.
  • the impact exerted on the anvil leads to deformation of the piezo element arranged underneath the anvil, the ignition voltage occurs and the ignition spark can travel between the electrodes. Since with the tilting of the handle 24 also the closure element 22 is removed from its position closing the flame outlet opeing 21, the gas can be ignited and the flame can issue from the lighter.
  • the intermediate member 28, 29, 30 exerts a plurality of functions and consequently considerably determines the simplicity of the lighter.
  • the eccentric arrangement of its pivot point it can be made use of for releasing the ignition unit, whereby at the same time the burner valve is opened. Since it is mounted with a certain pretensioning, the intermediate member acts moveover as return spring for the handle and the closure element.
  • Gas lighter or similar apparatus comprising a liquid gas container, a burner valve connected to said liquid gas container and displaceable between an opened position and a closed position, a piezo electric ignition unit for igniting a gas flow issuing from the open burner valve, and means arranged for opening and closing said burner valve and for actuating said ignition unit, wherein the improvement comprises that said means include a pivotally mounted handle, an intermediate member pivotally mounted on said handle and displaceable therewith in resonse to-the movement of the handle, and said intermediate member comprises a pair of elastically spreadable arms extending angularly relative to one another with one of said arms arranged to open and close said burner valve and the other of said arms arranged to actuate said ignition unit.
  • Gas lighter as set forth in claim 1, including means forming a flame outlet opening about said burner valve, and an elastically deformable leaf-shaped closure element connected to said handle and being arranged when the handle is actuated for moving between a first position affording a closure of the flame outlet opening and a second position displaced from and providing an opening from the flame outlet opening.
  • Gas lighter as set forth in claim 4, wherein the end of the one of said arms which opens and closes the burner valve has a fork-shaped construction for engaging said burner valve and said abutment member is stationarily positioned in the lighter and is spaced from the fork-shaped end of the arm.
  • said ignition unit includes a displaceably mounted hammer, an anvil arranged to be contacted by said hammer in actuating said ignition unit, wall means located adjacent said hammer and providing a deflecting edge, the other arm of said intermediate member which actuates the ignition unit being arranged to contact and movably displace said hammer and after diplacing said hammer to contact said deflecting edge for removing the arm from contact with said hammer so that the hammer can impact against said anvil in actuating the ignition unit.
  • arms of said intermediate member are pretensioned.

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US4076491A (en) * 1975-08-21 1978-02-28 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Lighter with swingable actuator
US5224854A (en) * 1988-07-01 1993-07-06 Sibjet - Societe Industrielle Du Briquet Jetable Safety lighter
US5472338A (en) * 1993-05-28 1995-12-05 Ansquer; Henri Cigarette lighter safety with thumb locking mechanism
US5558514A (en) * 1994-05-27 1996-09-24 Hameur Et Cie Safety latch for a lighter

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GB2169068B (en) * 1984-11-16 1989-04-12 Tdk Corp Piezoelectric gas-lighter

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US3387912A (en) * 1965-11-26 1968-06-11 Mansei Kogyo Kk Ignition mechanism of liquefied gas fueled lighter
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
US3603709A (en) * 1968-03-26 1971-09-07 Tetra Molectric Ltd Gas burning cigarette lighter

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US3387912A (en) * 1965-11-26 1968-06-11 Mansei Kogyo Kk Ignition mechanism of liquefied gas fueled lighter
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
US3603709A (en) * 1968-03-26 1971-09-07 Tetra Molectric Ltd Gas burning cigarette lighter

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4076491A (en) * 1975-08-21 1978-02-28 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Lighter with swingable actuator
US5224854A (en) * 1988-07-01 1993-07-06 Sibjet - Societe Industrielle Du Briquet Jetable Safety lighter
US5378143A (en) * 1988-07-01 1995-01-03 Sibjet Safety lighter
US5472338A (en) * 1993-05-28 1995-12-05 Ansquer; Henri Cigarette lighter safety with thumb locking mechanism
US5558514A (en) * 1994-05-27 1996-09-24 Hameur Et Cie Safety latch for a lighter

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JPS5327990B2 (it) 1978-08-11
IT999813B (it) 1976-03-10
JPS4995771A (it) 1974-09-11
DE2259024A1 (de) 1974-05-30
FR2213460B1 (it) 1976-05-07
AT325876B (de) 1975-11-10
CA993212A (en) 1976-07-20
BR7309310D0 (pt) 1974-09-05
CH563554A5 (it) 1975-06-30
GB1450551A (en) 1976-09-22
ATA998273A (de) 1975-01-15

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