US522217A - Gustav josepiiy - Google Patents

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G. J OSBPHY. CBNTRIPUGAL AIR MOISTENING APPARATUS.

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Patented July 3,1894

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eUsTAv Josnrnr,

Aor nimma, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY-f- CENTRIFUGAL AIR-MolsTENINeAPPRATu'S.

sPEcIVFIcATIoN formingiiisrt of Letters Patent No. 522,217, datee'Juiy a, 1894.

Application and August 29,- 1 ses'.

been obtained in the following countries, viz:

vpa'nying drawing,

Switzerland; Nie; 6,194, dated J an ua'ry21, 1893; France, No. 2??,325, dated January 2l', 1893; Belgium, No. 103,058, dated January 21, 1893, and in England, No. l,3S1,dated Januaryl,

1893;) and I do'h'ereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact'deseiption of 'the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap ertains to make'and use the same, reference Being had tothe 'accommarked thereon, which forms a part of this specification.

My invention has relation to those appli ances or apparatus by means of which air in more or less confined spaces may be supplied with moisture, and ymy said invention has for its object the provisionof means whereby the water used is not only thoroughly sprayed or atomized, but also thoroughly disseminated throughout the ambient atmos- "Tierefand pro- 'jected or carried to a consider ble distance from the apparatus, and wherebythe apparatns may also. perform the functioir of a ven-` tilator; my invention has for its fiirther object the combination with the atemizingor the water disseminatdis purified before it is atgmized'or converted into spray, and conseqnently before it is disseminated in the ambient air, as will now be fully described,

reference being hadto the accompanying drawing which illustrates an apparatus of the kind referred to and embodying my invention by a vertical central sectional elevation.

The apparatus is supported from ahanger "i bolted or otherwise secured to the ceiling-of aroom or other lspace the air in which is to be suppliedwith moisture, The hanger/lis provided with a sleeve bearing s for a verti-v Q cal spindle -toftlie lower end of,;g`which is se'- 'cured' a supporting bracket B, between the snai No. 484,307. (No maar Patented in Pfanne January 2l, 1893, Noi 227,325in Belgium January 21, 1893.

and to letters of reference 'spraying devicesof 4filtering devices wherebyswnzernna Janus-y 21,1893, No. 6,194; in No. 103.058. and in England January 21, 1893,

arms b of which, at their point of junction with tho hearing b5 that s'secured' to'the lower end ot' the vertical'spindle k is formed a drip cup C. On the arms b of the support'-v ing bracket' is seated the outer shell or cas? in g f, which is' preferably of the shape shown, said shell having an outwardly bulging body' f and a tubular neck f2 whose o'ntlet end is made to flare outwardly forpurposes hereinafter explained. In the bottom of the shellf is formed a central circular opening encompassed by an upwardly tapering or conical flange o. On the spindle Y: is mounted a sleeve S', that is provided near its lower end between the conical'ilange o and the drip cup C, with a cord pulley e", said sleeve Sbeing mounted on spindle Il; so'as to revolvefreely thereom Above the conical fl'angeo the said sleevelS carries a cylindrical centrifugal filtering and atomizing or spraying devi'ceoJ that is seated on adi'skD in whichare formed radial channels q open' at their outer ends and communicating at their-innerl ends with va dain cup C. The centrifugal atomizer or spraying device proper consistsof a cylinder ct whose walls have numerous ne'perforations, and said cylinderais lined with a suitable filtering material, as for instance, several layers of wool felt b, which are loosely fitted within the cylinder' so that they can be readily removed therefromfand freed from impurities filtered from the water.

Upon the sleeve S, above the drainage cup C is arranged an inverted perforated distributing cone h, and within the same is arranged a Vdeflecting coneh. On the under side of the seat disk D for the centrifngalatf omizer are arranged fan blades difor purposes hereinafter explained, aiidA on the sleeve s of hanger@ is secured a defiectr' g, thel upperl end, g of which is made flaring outwardly,

and said detlec'tor g is so arranged' on b'ear- Y ing s relatively to 'the outer-shell or casingA f that the outwardly flaring end g of said deflector will project some distance above the corresponding end of the outer shell f, andinas'much as the deflector is of less diameter than the saidl shell f an annu-lar passage is 'formed between them for thefatomized"water;A

The water is supplied to the apparats from I'co t ad

'plug of which is secured a two-armed lever m havinga chain or cord nattaehed thereto at each end for the purpose of adjusting the valve or cock from the floor of the room, and

therethrough the volume of water supplied to the apparatus. y

Inorder to facilitate the lubrication ot the bearing sleeve S, said sleeve' is madeto vflare outwardly at its upper' end and the spindle 7.: is provided with a peripheral groove by means of which the lubricant supplied tothe sleeve atits flaring upper end is uniformly distributed over the parts. It desired the spindle may also be provided with a central-,passage epening into the flaring end of the sleeve and into the drip cup respectively, for the purpose of .draining off such water as may gain access to ,said sleeve at its upper end.

The operation of the apparatus is as followsf Power from any suitable motor being applied to the pulley e so as to revolve the centrifugal atomizer or spraying cylinder a, and water being supplied to the defleeting cone h through pipe 'n by suitably adjusting the valve or cock m in said pipe, the water so supplied is projected by centrifugal action onto the inner walls of the perforated distributing cone h and by the latter in the form of spr'ay onto the filter liningb of cylinder a. .As the water is drawn through the filter lining b by centrifugal action it is freed from impurities held in suspension therein, and passing through the finely perforated walls of the -cylinder a it is atomized or sprayed and pro3ected in the form of mist into the outer shell or casing f. As the atomizer is revolved its four blades d act as suction and blast fan, drawing air into said casing f through its central opening, the current of air taking up the sprayed' Vor atomized water and carrying the same out of the shell f throughthe annular passage formed between it and the deflector g, and as the end of the' latter as well as the mouth of the shell f are made flaring outwardly, the moisture laden air is projected in radial directionsfto a considerable' distance from the apparatus.

It will be seen that the arrangement of devices is such that an open ended passage is formed into which the water is sprayed and through which a current of air is induced to carry the moisture along and disseminate the same.

Although it is not possible for the water to pass out of the centrifugal spraying cylinder in such volumesV as to form drops so long as said cylinder is revolved at the proper speed and the supply of water thereto regulated accordingly, yet should this occur, these drops of water will not be carried out of the apparatus, as, owing to' their greater specific gravity, they will be projected upon the inner surface of the outwardly-bulging portion ofthe shell f, run down to the bottom of said shell, and thence thronghbranch pipe pinto drain pipe r, trom which pipe r the drainage'water is conducted either outside of tliebuilding or to a waste pipe.

lt by nadvertence the supply of water to the apparatus is not cut ofl when said appa- ,ratus is not in operation, the water so sup plied will flow into cup C andthrough channels q in seatdisk T), into shell f, and thence to drain pipe r. Such water as may run downaloug the sleeve S is collected iii th cup C from which it can be removed from time to time.

`Any solid impurities that may be carried into the apparatus by the upwardly flowing current of air induced by the suction and blast fan will be projected upon the outer surface of the dcflector g and thence find their way to the bottom ot the. outer shellf, from which such impurities will or can be washed or flushed out into the drainage pines.

Should any water [ind its way o uerthc encompassin g flange o, which is hardly possible, so long as the drain pipes are open, or should moisture collect on the spindle 7o above` the centrifugal atomizer, such water or moisture will collect in cup C, so thatall danger of water gaining access to the floor of the room iii which the apparatus is located is ellectually avoided.

It will readily-bo seen that the apparatus may be used instead .ofiz king the air from within the room such air may be taken from without through the medium of a suitable duct connected with the air port formed by the conical flange o. inasmuch as the sleeve S and parts connected thereto are the only revoluble elements in the apparatus theremis comparatively little wear, and when once in proper operation said apparatus requiresbut little attention, while but little power is required to drive said sleeve.

The apparatus has the further advantage iu that impure water may bc used in supplying moisture even to inhabited rooms in view of the fact that no impurities held insuspension in the water can, reach the room, stich impurities being fllteredeut by the` 'filterin g medium within. the ccntritugal spraying or atomizing cylinder, noricandsuch impurities stop up or choke the iinepe'rtorations of said cylinder. The `filtering medium being loosely arranged within the atomizer, it can be readily removed and cleansed,-and as readily replaced.

I claim as new therein, by Letters Patent, is t l. lIn combination, an open ended passage, ra defleetor projecting into the outlet thereof, a water filtering and spraying device provided with fan blades on its bottom, said device revoluble in the passage between the inlet thereof and the deflector, and means for sup- IIaving thus described my linvention, what and desire to secure -as a ventilator only= and that i plying Water to the filtering and spraying device, for the purposes set forth.

2.v The combination with a casing open at both ends,a revoluble shaft arranged axially therein, and a combined spraying device, filter, and suction fan revoluble on said lshaft and comprising a perforated cylinder open at its upper end, a lining of filtering material,

land radial fan blades on the bottom of said iot cylinder, ofthe deflector and distributing cones h and hand the supply pipe n arranged to deliver Water onto stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

,3.; The .combination with a shell or easing vprovided in its bottom with a discharge pipe ,and'withafcentral air inlet opening enconr,

passed by an inwardly projecting fiange, of a l spraying device revoluble in said shell above its air inlet,comprising a perforated cylinder 2o of greater diameter than the air inlet, said cylinder Iprovided in its bottom with radial A discharge ducts in communication with its interior, substantially -as and for the purpose set forth. A

4i The combination with a casing provided in its bottom with a discharge pipe and with a central air inlet port encompassed by an inwardly-projecting ange, of a spraying device revoluble in said shell, comprising a perforated cylinder of greater diameter than the aforesaid air inlet, and provided with a een tral annular overiiow and with radial dislcharge ducts in comm unieation with said overflow, for the purpose set forth.

ing, of a combined spraying device and filter said deeetor cone, sub- .with a bearing,

5. The combination with an open ended easv 6. In eombinatioma hanger provided with l a-sleeve bearing, a spindle fast in said bearing, an open ended easing secured to the spindie at a point below the inlet'of said casing, a spraying device provided with a bearing sleeve revolubie on the spindle 'and extend ing below the inlet of the easingand a driving pulley on said sleeve below said inlet of the easing, for the purpose set forth.

'7. The combination with 4a hanger provided a spindlet'astin saidbearing,

an open ended easing secured to thespindle at a point below theinletof said easing, and

a deiieetor on said spindle projecting into the outlet of thecasing, of a water filtering and spraying device and asuetion fan united to form a single element contained within ythe Casin g between its inlet. and the deflector, said element provided with a bearing sleeve revo-v luble on the spindle and extending below the inlet of the easing, and a driving pulley on said Sleeve below the aforesaid inlet, for the purpose set forth.

.In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. GUSTAV JOSEPITY.

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SAMUEL lL/trsemts, NL SeHLEssING.

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