US903339A

US903339A - Ventilating system.

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Publication number: US903339A
Application number: US36414407A
Authority: US
Inventors: Wilson E Symons
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-03-23
Filing date: 1907-03-23
Publication date: 1908-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1925-11-10

Description

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

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VENTILATING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED M.A.x.2a,1907.

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VENTILATING SYSTEM.

APPLICATION FILED HARRIS, 1907.

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VENTILATING SYSTEM.

APPLIGATION FILED MAB. za, 1907.

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VENTILATING SYSTEM.

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Re it known tl'iat lf, W iLsoN lil. SYMoNs, a citizen ol" the. United States, residing at Chi cago, in the county olt (ook and State. of' lllinois, have invented a new and useful Ventilating System, ol' which the following is a speci- 'lit-.ation This invention relates to means for ventilating passenger cars, either d aycoaches, parlor cars, sleepers or the like..

The primary object of the ln'esent invention to provide a novel and practicable system that can be readily installed, and with which each passenger may control and regulate a supply of fresh air to himself individually without causing discomfort or inconvenience to other passengers who may be of a different teinl'ieranient or disposition.

A further object is to provide in a system of the above character, means which will insure a supply of fresh air when the ear is moving in either direction or is at a standstill, filtering and stop mecl'ianisins being provided that will eliminate cinders and dust as well as prohibit the ingress of water.

The )referred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car equipped with the improved system. Fig. 2 is a detail view, showing a portion of the car broken away in order to illustrate the above mechanism. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the car. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the saine. Fig. 5 is a detail view, showing the discharge end of one of the lateral pipes. Fig. 6 is a sectional view therethrough. Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the hose sections. Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view through a portion of a car showing a different arrangement of the vent. Fig. 9 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view through one of the funnels. Fig. 10 is a horizontal view of the same. Fig. 11 is a cross sectional view on the line 11-11 of Fig. 9. Fi 12 is a horizontal sectional view on the ine 12-12 of Fig. 3. Fig. 13 is a horizontal sectional view through the discharge nozzle shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a planview of a slightly modified form of nozzle.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the gures of the drawings.

In the embodiment disclosed, the car body 12 may be of any. desired form or construc- Specifcation of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1907.

Patented Nov. 10, 1908.

serial No. 364,144.

tion. Mounted longitudinally upon the roof thereof on opposite sides of the deck lights are air conduus 126. 'lhcse conduits are connected at their ends by oll'scts 14 and upstanding goose necks 15 with the snialler ends olI longitudinally disposed funnels 16. rlhe open ends of said l'unnels are covered by screens 17. It will be noted. that portions of the sides of the funnels are parallel and that the tops and bottoms are convergently disposed. lnwardly swinging valves 18 are pivoted at their upper ends, as shown at 19, within the upper portions of the funnels between the. parallel portions of the side walls, while their inner and lower ends are arranged to abut against stop ribs 20 secured to the bottoni walls of the tunnels. W hen moved by an inrushing current of air, they can swing inwardly and upwardly,A but if the air attempts to flow outwardly through said funnels, the valves are automatically closed, as will be evident, the valves being located and operai-in@ wholly in advance of the goosenecks. n the goose necks are preferably located spaced overlapping bafiie plates 21, but these are not entirely necessary and may be dispensed with if desired. The bottom of each funnel inc-lines downwardly towards its out-er end from the goose neck, as will be evident by reference to Fig. 9. While under ordinary conditions, funnels at the ends of the pipes will probably be sufficient, corresponding tunnels 16a may be located at intermediate points, and connected to the longitudinal conduits by correspondin goose necks 15a, as illustrated in Fig. 1. he two longitudinal conduits 13 are preferably connected. by a transverse conduit 22 extending over the top of the car, illustrated in Figs. 1 and 8.

Connected to the end portions of the air conduits and preferably to the terminal goose necks are delivery pipes 23 that extend from fan casings 24, which may be suitably located within the car, as shown in Fig. 3, or mounted on the top thereof. l'nwardly opening swinging valves 23a are located in the delivery pipes 23, and operate 1n the same manner as tie automatic valves 18 of the funnels. Supply pipes 25 are also connected to the casin s, and have screened inlet ends 26 dispose exteriorly of the car, and preferably downturned. Within the fan casings 24 are mounted suitable electric fans 27, which may be of any well known type, and supplied from any suitable source of power.

lef 'A lurality of lateral pipes28cxtend downwar ly from the longitudinal conduits 13 between the inner and outer sections of the side walls, and. have delivery ends 29 disposed in convenient relation to the passengers or occupants of the seats, compartments or berths according to the character of the car. ln the preferred forin of construction, these outlet ends open into chambers 3() closed by screen caps 31 screwed thereupon and liaviiig Alltering material 32 arranged in said chambers. Cloth coverings preferably extend over the screens, and are held in place by flexible bands 34. These coverings can. be readily removed and replaced by clean ones as o'lten as found desirable or necessary. The chainbers 30 are preferably inounted on detach able panels 35, and extending through said panels directly above the chambers, are steineJ 36 of controlling valves P7, said valves in the present embodiment being rotatable, though any desired type may be employed. chambers 30, which project within the car,

furthermore constitute nipples upon whichA the inlet ends 38 of flexible hose sections 3Q may be placed, these sections having foraniinous discharge nozzles 40 at their free ends.'

Branch pipes 41 lead from the pipes 23 at the ends of the car, and are connected to a common dischargespout 42, which teinii nates in an adjustable ilared nozzle located directly over the coinpanionway or aisle of the car. As shown in Fig. 13, the nozzle 43 preferably has a ball and socket y connection -44 with the spout 42, which permits the adjustment of the nozzle in any di- ',rection, the friction being sufiicient to .hold

said nozzle as positioned. Instead of this arrangement, the structure disclosed. in Fig. 14 may be employed, wherein the branch pipes are designated 41, and the spout 42a consists of a flexible hose, to the end of which is secured the nozzle 43".

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45 and 46 are preferably located in the pipes 23, and branches 41 so that the passage of air through either may be readily controlled.

The o eration of the system may be briefly outlinedp as follows. As long as the ear is moving in one direction or the other, the valves 18 in the funnels facing the front ends thereof will be swung to open position by the inrushing air, while the valves in the funnels facing the rear end, will be held in closed condition by the air pressure within the conduits. In like manner, the valves 23UL will be closed. If now a passenger desii'es fresh air, he has only to open the valve 37 contiguous to his seat, whereupon the air in the conduit will pass through the lateral pipe, through the filtering material, and be delivered in close proximity to said' assenger. Thus, each passenger can contro an indi vidual supply of fresh air without consulting or causing inconvenience to any other assenger. In case, a supply of air is desired The -out securing fresh air freni the outside.

by a person in a reclining position, one of the hose, sections 3) may be attac-hed to thel iiltering (',liainlier 3() and the nozzle may lie held as desired, as shown in li`ig. 4. 'lliese hose sections may he of dill'ei'ent lengths, andv can lie kept in stoel: to be, supiilied by the. porters on request. Yi'heii the train is at a stai'idstill, the coi'uluetor or ti'iL-iijinien have only to cut in the electric lans, and thus insure a proper air pressure or supiily, when the saine would be otherwise lr ring. lt also will be observed by means iff the. branch pipes 41 and delivery nozzles 4B, the aisle or passageway of the ear can he readily ventilated with air from the outside and the supply through. the lateral pipes 28 or tl'irough the lirai'iches 4i. can be iriadily controlled. This latter niechanisniis particularly uselul .in minneetioii "with i-.leepers l t is well known that these cars are often placed at stations and are opened for passengers in the early cvei'iiiig, whereas they are not moved out of the station until late inght. lt is als-: i well known that very little ventilation is secured when the car is at a stand- S .-i fil. t itat-,Auw .ie-.vic 'i (i till, ii l r'lrrt* luv "lern in de reentljj t overcome this -obJection by placing i'ans in the cars. These fans l'iowever inerelv stii.

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L Lhe ri1l n tlie nel or pisscgfwcys with The present inecnaiiisin therefore is advantageous over the above method, inasmuch the air a f' i i' s lar a i n flivis di wir fio ii rut ide the c nd is d( i t 1, 'ai i.. 1-a i; ered into the bfdy cf lhe ce1 gener" v or to the passengers individually.

lt will be observed that in this system. therefore an adequate supply of fresh air is provided fer each passenger, as already outlined, this air is free from dust and eiiiders, and the mechanism is such that' no water can drive into it. Moreover, by having* the conduits on opposite sides of the connected by the transverse conduit, if the fans en one side should from any cause, becoine inoperative, air will be supplied to the entire system from the fans on the other side only.

Frein the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein described invention will be app l rent to tl'iose slrilleril in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, projiiortion, and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacii'lifving any of the advantages of the invent-ien.

Having thus fully described. niy invention, what I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. In ventilating ineelianisni of the character set forth, the combination with a car or vehicle, of an air conduit disposed longitudinally along the saine and having coniinunication with the interior thereof, a forwardly projecting funnel tapering from its front to its rear end, an upstanding gooseneck disposed in longitudinal alinemcnt with the funnel, said gooseneck being connected to the rear contracted end of the funnel and to the conduit, and a rearwardly openi swinging automatic valve located in the innel between the ends thereof and operatiirr Wholly in advance of the connection of said tunnel with the gooseneck.

2. In veutilating mechanisi ii of the character set forth, the combination with a car or vehicle, of an air conduit disposed longitudinally of the same, a ilarod forwardly exiending inlet funnel for the conduit having an open front end, an upstandin'g goose neck connection between the rear contracted end of the funnel and conduit, spaced overlapping baille plates located in the elevated poi'- 'tion of the goose neck connection, lateral pipes leading from the conduit and means ocatod in the pi es for controlling the passage of air theret ougli.

3. In ventilating mechanism ofthe characvter set forth, the combination with e cai' or vehicle, of a condiut communicating with the interior thereof, a funnel havi portions of its side Walls substantially par el and having top and bottom f alls ccnvergently disposed, said funnel having its contracted end connected to the conduit, and a rearwardly opening si 'ng valve iiiouiit-ed in the funncl between tie parallel portions of the side walls and between the convergent top and bottoni Walls, saidvalve operating i'vlioll in advance of the connection between the gininel and conduit.

4. In Ventilating mechanism of the charac- Vter set forth, the combination with a car or vehicle, of an air conduit disposed longitudinally of the car or vehicle, flared oppositely extending inlet tunnels located at the ends of the conduit, upstandin goosenecks connecting the contracted en s of the tunnels and the ends of the conduit, screens located over the o en ends of the funnels, oppositely disposed1J inwardly opening swinging valves located in the tapered portions` of the iinnels between the screens and the goose necks and operating wholly between the two, lateral ipes leading from the conduits and having discharge ends ope into the vehicle contiguous to the places or the occupants, and separate valves located in the lp pes to con trol the passa of air throng each, independently of e others.

5. In Ventilating a paratus, the combination with a car or ve cle, of an air conduit located longitudinally of the car or .vehicle and having inlet ends disposed exteriorl of said car or vehicle, inwardl opening v ves controlling said ends, latere p1 connected to the longitudinal conduit aii opening into the car or vehicle at different points, a fan including a ca delivery pipe .from the fan casing connec i to the longitudinal pipe,

an inwardly opening valve in said delivery pipas, and a suppl' pipe for the ian having its h1 It end dispose exteriorly of the car or ve- 6. In Ventilating a paratus, the combination with a car or ve iicle, of an air conduit located longitudinally on the roof of the car or vehicle and having iiai'ed inlet ends disposed exteriorly thereof, inwardly o ening valves controlling said ends, latera pipes connected to the longitudinal conduit and opening .into the ear or veliicle at different points, separate valves for controlling the passage ol air through each pipe independently of the others, a fan located within the car or vehicle and including a casing, a delivery pipc from the fan casing communicating with the longitudinal pipo, an inwardly openiig valve in said delivery pipe, and a supply pipe for the fan casing having its inlet end disposed extei'iorly of the car or vehicle.

7. In ventilating ap iaratus of the character set forth, the coni ination with a car or vehicle, of a supply conduit located longitudinally thereof, iared tunnels disposed at the ends of the conduit, upstanding goose necks connecting the funnels and the conduit, inwardly opening valves located in said lunnels, lateral pipes connected to the conduit, lteri fr chambers connected to the pipes and locate( contiguous to the places for the occupants of the car or vehicle, a separate valve in each pipe for independently controlling the passage of air tlieret-hrougli, and flexible hose sect-ions arra ed to e detachably mounted on the iltering chambers and having discharge nozzles at their free ends.

S. 'In Ventilating apparatus of the chai-- acter set forth, the coin ination with a car or vehicle, of lon itudinally disposed supply conduits locate( along the roof of the same, a transverse conduit connecting the suppl conduit, flared funnels having cose nec connections with the longitudine conduits automat-ic inwardly opening valves located in said funnels, lateral pi s connected to the conduits and having disc arge ends o eniiig into the cai' or vehicle at the places or the occu ant-s thereof, a separate valve for controlling the assage of air through each ipe independent y of the others, fans inclu o casings, delivery pipes connected to the fan casings and connected respectively to the longitudinal conduits, supp y pi es connected to the casings and having et ends disposed exteriorly of the car or vehicle, and inwardly opening valves located in the deliv pipes and ermitt' the pass e 'of air erethrough om the fans but pro ibitineglthe passage of air to said fans through the 1 'very pipes.

9. In ventilating mechanism of the character described, the combination with a car or vehicle havingaan aisle or companionway, of a plurality of ns located in the car or veil (l hielo, means l'or separately o'imrating the dill'orent. lans when the ear or vehielo is at. a standstill delivery pipes extemlingl from the lans, :ind terminating; in a oonnnon discharge spout, an adjustable nozzle eonnoetid to the spout and located over tho aisliI or companvionwayA to deliver nir longitudinftlly tfhoreol', and supply 'pipes eonneeted to the lane and having their inlo. ends disposed extol'iorly ol' the ear or vehielev 1t). .ln Ventilating ineehanisn'i ol the char- :teler lle;-: '.rihod, the eolnhination 'with a ual' or vehicle having sea s or (foiiipartnientsfor the passengers and having an aisle or conipanionn-'ay, ol' main conduits extending" hingitndinall)r oll the ear or vehiele, lateral eonduits leading from tho main oonduit to the di'll'r-rent seats or eoinpartnients, means l'o'r indepi-ndent'vly (controlling the passage of air through each lateral conduits, lans located in the ear or vehicle, delivery pipes leadingny from the fans and having eonneetions with the main conduits, supply pipes eonneeted to the fans and having inlet ends dispt'ised exterioily of the ear or vehicle, hraneh pipes leading from the delivery pipes ol the fans, means for discharging the air from said branch pipes over the aisle or ooinpanionf way, and valves loeated in the branch pipes and in the delivery pipes for controlling the passage of air therethrough.

11. In Ventilating apparatus of the charaetor set forth, the combination with a ear or vehicle having side Walls, of a supply conduit located longitudinally of said ear or vehicle, lateral pipeseonneeted to the conduit and ext-ending downwardly within and housed by the walls, chambers projecting from the inner sides of suoli walls and connected to the lateral pipes, said el'ianilsers having foraminous inner walls, flexible hose sections having dischar e ends and having inlet ends that detaehab y lit upon the projecting chambers, said latter ends heiner provided with means that friotionally bind upon the chambers to maintain the ends of the sections thereu on.

12. 'n ventilatingr mechanism of the character set forth, the combination with a ear or vehiele, ol' an air rond uit lelivering to the interior thereof, l'nnnels having; onen inlet endsl arranged oxtoriorly oll tho ein.' or 'Vehielo to introduro air l'roni outside tho ear o1` vohirle into the ronduit. `when said ear or 'Vehicle is 'in motion, a l'an oasinfr having an inlet outside tho rar or vohielo, and a di.,z;,hafi rge that delivers into tho zaino conduit to whieh the l'unnols are eonnoetod, and an olofatrioally driven ian. operating; in tho :etsiiigg for dolivoring.;l air into the :wid ronduit. v`when `the ear or vohiole .is at '11. s.i-.:.nd.-:t'.ill.

.li-. .ln vontila'tii1;;V :nerhanisin ol the eliarautor desr-i'ilaeil, the romhination with a ear or vehiolo, otl an air ronduit (lolly/orina; tothe interior tlwrrool', a 'l'nnnel opening' exle'riorly of the rar or 'vohit-,lo and (zonnen-tod. to the ('oi'iduit l'or inta-winning air 'from outside the ear or vohiele into tho ronduit'. vfhl'ni said ear or vehiele is in :not-ion, a l'an easiiig having an inlet ontsidt'e the or vohirl i and` a disl charge that deli into the. conduit, an elee trieally driv fan operating in the easingr for delivering J into the eonduit when the ear or vehicle 1s at a standstill, and means for autfnjnat-ieall;r }irevei'itingthe exit of air through the funnel -v fhen the fan in inotion, said moans penfinitting the inlet of air through said funnel.

14. In ventilating; meel'iai'iisni of the character set forth, the combination with a ear or vehicle, of a conduit delivering to the interior thereof, opposite funnels connected to the conduit and arranged et'eriorly of the ear or vehiele for direetngg air into the conduit v-fhen said ear or vehiele is in motion, outwardly closing' valves loeatied. in the funnels, a fan easing having; an inlet, and a discharge that delivers into the eonduit between the valves, a fan operating in the casing, and means for operating' the fan when the oar or vehicle is at a standstill.

In testimony, that l. claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

WILSON E. SYMONS. Witnesses E. M. HADLEY, RAYMOND C. DUDLEY.