US907983A

US907983A - Gas-generator.

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Publication number: US907983A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas E Fowler; Arthur Reeves
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-12-26
Filing date: 1907-12-26
Publication date: 1908-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 1925-12-29

Description

T; E. FOWLER & A. REEVES.

GAS GENERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.Z6,1907.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS E. or 'wasnmerommn RTEUR REEVES,- F row-rum) I enneon.

{GAS-GENERATOR.

' s meness.

To clllwhom itmwysconcem:

Be it'known that we, THOMAS E. ,Fqwiinn,

a citizen of the United States, ,residing at and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The-object otthe invention is to provide a more simple and reliable means for feeding an acid and water or other exciting fluid upon a metal to produce flour bleaching fumes.

The above and other objects of the invention are attained in the prefer'redembodiment of the same illustrated in the drawings,

in whicha Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section 'of our improved gas gen- 2 for water or an determined rates throu orator; and Fig. 2 is a similar sectional view showing a slightly modified form of the,

invention. a t

The. as generator com rises a receptacle 1 for mtric or' other aci and a rece tacle other liquid whic will serve to increase t e action 'ofthe acid upon zinc or other metal in the production of flour bleaching fumes. The liquids in these receptacles are fed drop1 by dropat

predischarge siphons

3, 4 which discharge into a funnel 5 arranged at the upper end of a downwardly inclined receptac 6 in which the metal 7 is su ported. The latter is I referablyin t e form of one or more ms of zinc or other suitable metal arranged longitudinall upon the inclined bottom" of the receptace 6 so that the acid and" water passing through the receptacle will "act upon said rods.

' Beneath the lower open end of the receptacle 6 is a collecting or waste receptacle 8. The

siphons

3, 4 are carried by controlling floats 9, 10 arranged in the

receptacles

1, 2, respectively, and they are ad ustably mounted upon the floats so that their rate of discharge may be readily regulated and will be uniform as the floats lower in the Specification-bi Letters Patent.

applicationffi fid'neceniber 26,1901, Strial'lio. 408,087 v ment of the siphonsis effected by-providin upon their inlet legs clamps .11, 12 whic ,-,are-apertured .to receive upright guide .rods

13, .14 and which are adjustably secured by means of set

screws

15, 16. The lower ends restated-Docs, m3.-

receptacles mounting and adjust-Y of the inlet legs of said siphons pass ma "through apertures .in .said floats and by loosening the set screws and adjusting the clam s11 onzthe-su ortingand' ide rods if P. PP gu said egs project to a greaterf or less extentdnto the acid and water-according to the rate of feed whichis desired. (In order to counterbalancethe floats we provide upon them at points diametrically opposite the siphons and their supports, upr' ht.

rods

18, 19 which-also serve as hands by means of which the floats may be readily manipulated.

To permit ofa-finerad'ustment of the feed than ca be nbtai h A "by chan in the positions ofthe siphons upon t e' floats we :provide'upon the latter rece tacles 20 inwhich fine shot or other smal weights may be placed for increasing the weight-of the floats. The float 9 in the, acidreceptacle 1 must be butwhen this is not practical we may emp oy the construction shown in Fig 2 of t e drawings in which 1 "denotes the acid receptacle 3 its discharge siphon which issuspended by a cord or the like 21 'from anarm 22 on an uprightlrod23 carried b a float 24 of the siphons may be made to a of material that will not be affected by the m arranged in a receptacle 25., T e latter is adapted-to contain water or other liquid and the float 24 is provided with a supporting and 'guide'rod 26 carrying a discharge siphon '27 which is adjustab y mounted by a clamp 28. The siphon-27 discharges into a waste pipe 29. It will be seen t lower as the water or other liquid in the receptacle 25 is discharged from-the si hon 27 and that since the-siphon 3? is carrie by said rece tacle 1 at a redetermined rate. a T e fumes pro uced by the action of the acid andrwater upon the metal in the receptacle 6 pass througha fume conductor 30 to the eye of a rotary fan 31 driven by a belt 32 from a power wheel 33and adapted to discharge into a flour agitator or chute 34 of any suitable form and construction. 7

I Having thus described our invention what we claim is:

1. A gas generator of the character deat the float 24,will,

i j float 24 said siphon will be lowered in the acid scribed comprising a receptacle for the solid mentioned receptacle, and a weight recepsubstance entering into the reaction, a liquid l tacle upon said float.

receptacle, a float in the latter, an upright guide rod upon the float, a vertically adjustable member slidable upon said guide rod' and a siphon carried by said member and adapted tocontrol the flow of liquid from the liquid receptacle into the first mentioned receptacle.

2. A gas generator of the character described comprising a receptacle for the solid substance entering into the reaction, a liquid receptacle, a float in the latter, an upright guide upon the float, a member vertically slidable upon said guide, a set screw for securing said member in an adjusted position and a siphon carried by said member and adapted'to control the flow of the liquid from the liquid receptacle to the first mentioned receptacle.

3. A gas generator of the character de-.

scribed comprising a receptacle for the solid substance entering into the reaction, a liquid receptacle, a float in the latter, anupright guide rod upon one side of the float, an upright rod upon the other side of the same and adapted to counterbalance the float and serve as a handle, a clamp vertically adjustable upon said guide rod, a siphon carried by the clamp and adapted to control the passageof liquid from the liquid receptacle to the first 4. A gas generator for a flour bleaching apparatus comprising a receptacle for the metal, an acid receptacle, a float in the latter, a receptacle for an exciting fluid, a float in the last mentioned receptacle, upright guides upon said floats, and discharge siphons vertically adjustable upon said upright guides and 1 adapted to discharge into the receptacle for the metal.

5. Agas generator of the character described comprising a receptacle for the solid substance entering into the reaction, a liquid 2 receptacle, afloat in the latter, an upright guide rod upon one side of the float, an upright rod upon the other side of the same and adapted to counterbalance the float and serve as a handle, a clamp vertically adjust- I able upon said guide rod, and a siphon carried by the clamp and adapted to control the passage of liquid from the liquid receptacle to the first mentioned receptacle.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. FOWLER. ARTHUR REEVES.

Witnesses:

EDWIN D. ALLEN, J. M. BABCOCK.