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US3859037A
US3859037A US335840A US33584073A US3859037A US 3859037 A US3859037 A US 3859037A US 335840 A US335840 A US 335840A US 33584073 A US33584073 A US 33584073A US 3859037 A US3859037 A US 3859037A
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Walter Mohr
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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
    • F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
    • 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
    • F23Q2/52—Filling devices

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  • the invention relates to cleansing lighter fuel and is more particularly concerned with the removal of fats and oils from the lighter fluid. Fats and oils in, for example, the magneto-electrically ignited gas lighter can cause a detrimental contamination of the burner valve and electrodes of the lighter.
  • Cleanliness of the burner valve and the electrodes plays a decisive role throughout the life of the lighter in ensuring its ignition reliability.
  • Contamination of the burner valve by the penetration of fatty and oily impurities in the gas anc lead to obstruction of the gas channels in the burner valve.
  • these impurities in the gas do not necessarily remain in the gas channels of the burner valve but can be carried along in the gas stream issuing through the burner valve and then be deposited on the electrodes which project into the gas stream or the gas flame.
  • the deposition of the impurities on the electrodes can eventually result in the formation of a continuously increasing resistance at the ends of the electrodes and thereby degrade the reliable production of the igniting spark.
  • Rings of elastomeric material are inserted for sealing purposesin the burner valve, and the tiller valve of the lighter.
  • the rings are used in the replenishment valve of a refill container.
  • the material of the sealing rings is selected to be resistant to the combustion gas but is usually not resistant to oils or fats which may be present in the lighter container or refill container. The oils and fats may attack the sealing rings and thereby reduce the effectiveness of the sealing by the rings.
  • oils and fats are principally the residues of the materials used as mould release agents or drawing oils during the manufacture of a lighter container or of a refill container.
  • One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide for the removal of fats and oils from the lighter fluid.
  • the method invention accordingly comprises the several steps and the relationship of one or more of such steps with respect to each of the others, allas exemplified in the following detailed disclosure, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.
  • FIG. 1 is a longitudinal section of a lighter
  • FIG. 2 is a large scale longitudinal section of a burner valve projecting into a container of another lighter
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal section through a refill container having a replenishment valve.
  • sorption means are placed in position in a container for lighter fluid and/or in a conduit of the container so as to make contact with at least a portion of the fluid to remove dirt from fats and oils.
  • the term sorption means includes both chemical and physical sorption means.
  • the sorption means may be activated carbon, hydrated silica, finely provided silica such as kieselguhr or a naturally occurring absorbent silicate such as bentonite or montmorillonite. Other suitable materials for the sorption means are well known to people in the art.
  • the sorption means into a functional part of a lighter.
  • the prevaporiser and the burner valve of the lighter may be formed from the sorption means.
  • the flame height stabiliser may be formed from the sorption means.
  • a volumetrically small quantity of the sorption means can not only bind the impurities in the lighter container produced during its manufacture, but it is also able to absorb any impurities which are introduced into the lighter container upon refilling thereof.
  • sorption means in the refill container used to replenish the lighter container so that at least some of the fats and oils from the lighter fluid are removed before the lighter fuel enters the lighter.
  • a flame height stabilizer consisting of, for example, a foam material, felt or a wick
  • a flame height stabilizer which includes the sorption means and a gas-permeable material surrounding the sorption means.
  • the 1 includes a casing and operating element 2 connected to a torsion rod which engages the leaf spring 4 of a magneto-electric igniter 3, and a container or a container member such as reservoir 5 for storing the lighter fluid.
  • the reservoir 5 is provided with a filler valve located immediately above the bottom 6 of the reservoir 5.
  • a burner valve 7 open under the pressure of a spring 8 acting on a valve lifter 9, after a guide element 10, which is connected to the valve lifter 9, has been released by manual operation of the operating element 2.
  • the filler valve 11 and burner valve Tare arranged so that an absorption means 12, which is surrounded by a gas-permeable material, can be placed in the reservoir 5 in the space formed by the tiller valve 11 and the burner valve 7, the bottom 6, and the case 1.
  • the absorption means 12 may be activated carbon or the like for removing fatty and oily impurities from the lighter fluid which comes in contact therewith.
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of,;-t'-he invention in which a burner valve is secured in a bore 52 in a reservoir housing 51.
  • the burner valve includes a cap 53 which has a screw-threaded engagement in the bore 52 and which has a flange which bears against aseal contained in a groove in the housing.
  • a discharge conduit member such as discharge conduit 55 is present in the closure cap 53.
  • At the container or reservoir end of the 92 in the valve element 90 and the bores 93 in the nozzle 81 are closed by the seal 91. If the nozzle 81 is moved against the pressure of the spring 89, the bores 92 and 93 are displaced from the seal so that the lighter fluid can pass out from a container member 87 of the refill container to the channels provided therein.
  • a suitable material for the removal of fats and oils from the lighter fluid such as sorption means 95 is located in OPERATION
  • the operation of the above described embodiments of the invention is as follows: the cleansing discharge conduit 55, a threaded bore portion 56 is provided into which is screwed a regulator 57.
  • the regulator 57 results in an annular shoulder 58 of the discharge conduit 55 to bear against the closure cap 53.
  • Two openings 59 and 60 disposed opposite one another are provided in the discharge conduit 55 above the regulator 57 with a wick 74 passing through them.
  • the wick 74 is pressed by the regulator 57 to a greater or lesser extent against a disc 62 of hide provided underneath a regulating washer 61, so that restriction of the quantity of lighter fluid passing through the opening in the washer is achieved.
  • the discharge conduit 55 contains a valve passage 63 which is normally kept closed by a valve element 65 under the pressure of a spring 64, with the interposition of a seal'66.
  • valve element 65 is provided'with an axial bore 67'into which open a radial bore 68 so that, when valve passage 63 is open, lighter fuel can pass out of the reservoir via a chamber 69 through valve element 65.
  • a spring 64 acts, on the one hand, on the valve element 65 and, on the other hand, through a washer 70 and a seal 71 on the closure cap 53.
  • a chamber 72 of discharge conduit 55 between the valve passage 63 and the regulating washer 61 is filled with sorption means 73 such as activated carbon, hydrated silica, kiesilguhr or a naturally occurring absorbent silicate such as bentonite or montmorillonite.
  • FIG. 3 shows an upper portion of a refill container having the casing 80, a nozzle 81 and a cap 82.
  • a recess 83 in which the filler valve assembly is arranged, is formed in the central part of the cap 82.
  • the filler valve assembly includes a discharge conduit member such as discharge conduit 83 divided into two chambers 85 and 86.
  • the chamber 85 communicates with the interior 87 of the refill container by one or more bores 94, and with the chamber 86 by one or more bores 88.
  • a spring 89 which acts on the end portion of the nozzle 81 which end portion constitutes a valve element 90 which is pressed against a seal 91 provided in the recess 83, so that bores of lighter fluid is obtained by placing at least a portion of the fluid in contact with sorption means located in a discharge conduit member and/or a container member of a device.
  • a lighter device including burner valve means and electrode means, means for storing and discharging lighter fluid, having a container for storing the fluid and a discharge conduit for the discharge of the fluid from the container,
  • sorption means for the removal by binding of fats and oils from the fluid being in communication with the fluid for contact with at least a portion of the fluid, thereby preventing detrimental contamination of said burner valve means and said electrode means.
  • said sorption means includes a jacket of a gas-permeable material.
  • sorption means is selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, hydrated silica, kieselguhr, and naturally occurring absorbent silicates.
  • a method of cleansing lighter fluid in a device including valve means, and a container member for storing the fluid and a discharge conduit member for the discharge of the fluid from the container member,
  • a device for storing and discharging lighter fluid having a container for storing the fluid and a discharge conduit for the discharge of the fluid from the container,
  • valve means including valve means
  • sorption means for the removal by binding of fats and oils from the fluid being in communication with the fluid for contact with at least a portion of the fluid, thereby preventing detrimental contamination of said valve means.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Lighters Containing Fuel (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Liquids With Adsorbents In General (AREA)
  • Cosmetics (AREA)
  • Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
  • Filling Or Discharging Of Gas Storage Vessels (AREA)
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US4076491A (en) * 1975-08-21 1978-02-28 Braun Aktiengesellschaft Lighter with swingable actuator
US4098309A (en) * 1975-09-27 1978-07-04 Braun Ag Fuel container with filling valve
US20040072114A1 (en) * 2002-06-26 2004-04-15 Michel Doucet Gas lighter
US20080081307A1 (en) * 2006-10-03 2008-04-03 Arlo Lin Fuel Gas Container
CN100529541C (zh) * 2005-08-12 2009-08-19 黄逢竞 一体式免调节打火机出气阀总成
US20090205727A1 (en) * 2003-07-29 2009-08-20 Societe Bic Fuel Cartridge with Connecting Valve

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US2679140A (en) * 1952-04-22 1954-05-25 Ronson Art Metal Works Inc Fuel storing and charging cartridge
US2737037A (en) * 1953-07-17 1956-03-06 Nationale Sa Pyrophoric gas lighters
US3252270A (en) * 1962-10-01 1966-05-24 Pall Corp Apparatus and method for removal of oil entrained in air
US3663152A (en) * 1968-10-25 1972-05-16 Zenza Bronica Kogyo Kk Automatic flame adjusting means in a lighter

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US2608269A (en) * 1948-04-06 1952-08-26 Southwick W Briggs Oil separator
US2679140A (en) * 1952-04-22 1954-05-25 Ronson Art Metal Works Inc Fuel storing and charging cartridge
US2737037A (en) * 1953-07-17 1956-03-06 Nationale Sa Pyrophoric gas lighters
US3252270A (en) * 1962-10-01 1966-05-24 Pall Corp Apparatus and method for removal of oil entrained in air
US3663152A (en) * 1968-10-25 1972-05-16 Zenza Bronica Kogyo Kk Automatic flame adjusting means in a lighter

Cited By (7)

* 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
US4098309A (en) * 1975-09-27 1978-07-04 Braun Ag Fuel container with filling valve
US20040072114A1 (en) * 2002-06-26 2004-04-15 Michel Doucet Gas lighter
US20090205727A1 (en) * 2003-07-29 2009-08-20 Societe Bic Fuel Cartridge with Connecting Valve
US8047229B2 (en) * 2003-07-29 2011-11-01 Societe Bic Fuel cartridge with connecting valve
CN100529541C (zh) * 2005-08-12 2009-08-19 黄逢竞 一体式免调节打火机出气阀总成
US20080081307A1 (en) * 2006-10-03 2008-04-03 Arlo Lin Fuel Gas Container

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AT326934B (de) 1976-01-12
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IT986930B (it) 1975-01-30
DE2209683B2 (de) 1974-12-12
FR2173974A1 (me) 1973-10-12
DD102458A1 (me) 1973-12-12
JPS4898967A (me) 1973-12-15
PL84326B1 (me) 1976-03-31
NL7301529A (me) 1973-09-04
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ES410817A1 (es) 1975-12-16
BE794221A (fr) 1973-05-16

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