US885891A - Feeding device for sulfur-burners. - Google Patents

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No. 885,891. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908.

' A. TROMBLEE. Y

FEEDING DEVICE FOR SULFUR BURNBRS.

, APPLICATION I'ILE D JULY 3, 1907.

.6. Ali A Bwmww w ATTORNEYS 25 a p r sshWiim'F 2 tion taken on HD6124;- 4 of'Fi 2 with the GLENSVIFALLS, NEW YORK, Assienon' T GLEN's FALLS MACHINE WORKS, 0F GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK. 4 r

FEEDING'DEVIGE FOR SULFUR-BURNERS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed. July 3, 1907. Serial Ila-381,990..

Patented-A ril 28, mos.

' To all whom it may camera: p Be it known that I, AnnBEw'TR'dMBLEE, of Glens Falls, in the county of Warrenand State of New York} have invented certain new and useful'lmprovementsin .Feeding Devices for'Sulfur-Burners; and I do herebydeclare that the followin is a full, clear, and

exact descri tion thereo which will enable rarily displaced when required. 1 p

Figure ,1 shows anend view. of a rotary sulfur burner with present improvementapplied. Fig.2 is {a side view of the feeding apparatusinconnection with a small section 0 the b 1rner.-'v Fig-3 is a plan view of the Fig. 4 'isa secparts to the left qfth Section .i e Shown in elevation. 1

Referring to the reference letter sand figures in amore particular descri tion; 5 is the 4 rotary burner body which is o an elongated cylindricalf-formfin the main and provided with a conical end 5.; This'burner is mounted for'rotation on rollers 6, ;6 provided on 'shafts 7, 7 in the usualmannen 'f p f l The feeding device consists of a hopper'ZS supported on a stand 9 preferably from the floor, and having a tubular extension providinga melting reservoir 8 extending into the opening 10 of the rotatable burner. The

hopper is provided with a circular head or flange 11 adapted to close theopening in the end of the burner which flange at suitable intervals is provided with inlet draft openings and on the outer faceof the flange llis pro- VidedQ' rotatable ring 12 having snnilar openings and serving asa gate for regulatin the draft openings. -In the bottornof the oper'8, which is of a genr'al 'V-shape. in 1ts -5 0 ower portion, is arranged ,a screw or spiral conveyer 14. p This conveyer at its inner end is su ported in a bracket 15 and-at its outer end as a bearing inthewall the hopper. The conveyor is driven by asprocket chain.

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device for sulfur burners 15 running on sprocket wheels 16 and 17 and arranged on the end of the-conveyer shaft and on the prolonged end of one of the shafts 7.- The relative sizeof the'sprocket wheels 16'and 17 may be changed to secure the desired: speed for the conveyer in its operation. The inner-end'of the tubular extension 8 is preferably closed by a cap 18 having a re-' duced. opening 7' UNITED strA Es PATENT oFFIo-E;

* ANDREW rRoMBLEnoF at 19' through which the" molten sulfur delivered into the burner.

To enable the hop er extension-W to be in troduced through t e opening 10'or removed therefrorru'the stand 9 is provided with the] jointed section-Q attached directly at its upper end to the hopper and pivotally jointed to the head 9 of the stand bya bolt. 20. Provision is made for a swinging motion on the bolt 20 as a pivot by providing the slotted o ening 21 in which the securing bolt 22 is aced. When the -bcrlt 22 is loosened the .opper with its QXlJGIlSlOILIIlfiY be iGIltGdtO bring the hopper extension into a substan-' tially horizontal position. working downwar der to adjust the height Of'ill'l hopper and its tubularextension, and more particularly the positionof the plate 11 the stand 9 is made adjustable by providing apiece 9 with a verase of the stand passes the bolt tical slotted oppning as shown at 23 through if which and the In ite -0min position 1t will be arranged on a incline as shown in Fig. 2. v In or--- 24'. When this bolt is loosened the stand" can be adjusted vertically and s'e'cured at' any desired. position within the limits of the 'slot 23.

In operation thec 'burner 5'will,-" of course; be rotated and in connection therewith the conveyer 14-will'be rotated. A quantity of sulfur will be introduced into the-hopper 8 i and gradually moved by the conveyer 14 into the reservoir 8*. The heat from the burning sulfur in the burner will-melt the sulfur in the reservoir and the same will be discharged ina more or less fluid state through the opening 19 into theburner or retort. The hopper 8 will referably be kept full or well replenishe with sulfur, which acts as a seal for the opening through the hopper into the retort and: on this account the draft through the openin s a in the plate 11 and ring 12 ca; be 'nicey adjusted to the requirements for pro er oxidation. I

arious modifications and changes inand from the. construction herein described may the character described of a hopper, a meltvo1r,- substantially asset forth.

be made Without departing from thespirit of by Letters Patent is:

my invention as particularly pointed out in the claims. 1 What I'claim as new and desire to secure 1. ,"The combination in a feeding device of ing reservoir extended from the hopper ifito the burner and means in the bottom of they hopper to move the contents into the reser- 3. .The combination in a feedingdevice of the character described of a hopper, a tubular inclined melting reservoir, a conveyer in the hopper, a closing plate for the opening in the burner all mounted on a stand for cooperation with a rotary sulfur burner, substantially as set forth.

4. "the combination in a feeding device of the'eharacter described of a hopper, an angularly arranged reservoir extension adapted tobe projected into the burner, an angularly adjustable stand on which the hopper and extension are mounted and a conveyor in the hopper for moviiw the contents into the extension, substantially as set forth.

In-Witness whereof, I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this .28

day of- June 1907.-

ANDREW 'IROMBLEE. Witnesses:

HwW. WELLs, I I. PRIOR KING.

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