US947118A - Gas-producer. - Google Patents

Description

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Jan. 18,1910

W, R. MILLER. G-AS YRODUGER.

APPLICATION FILED K012, 1908.

0 I I messes W. R; MILLER. GAS monmmz. k APPLIQATIOK FILED NOV. 2, 190 8. I j

Patented Jan. 18,1910.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2.

V I UNITED STATES WILLIAM R. MILLER, or nurseries, rems vwra P TEnronmoni GAS-PRODUCER.-

fication, reference being had thereiuto the accompanying drawing.

My invention refers to'the class of gas.

7 producers and consists of a' producer havprovemcnts,

ing' a movable hopper for distributing the coal annularly around: the interior cavity, as shall be more fullyhereiuafter described.

The objects of the invention are to provide a water-seal top annularly mounted for rotation upon the upper portion of the producer having a lowering bell and hopper adapted to be filled at any suitable point and the annulartop rotated'and the coal discharged into the interior for the purpose of providing even distribution of the coal.

One preferred form of the producer is.

' shownin the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Figure l is a vertical sectional viewthrough a producer provided with my itn-. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of the water-seal trough, cover and rolling bearingsr Fig. 3 is a sectional deftail view showing a modified construction of water-seal 'trough and-supporting wheels for the rotatable top. Fig. 4 is an enlargedsectional detail view through the-windbox, on the line IV.'IV. or Fig. 7. Fig.-5 is a partial outside view from the rear, partly" -in section, showing the construction of the air-distributing box. I Fig. 6' is a top-plan view, partly broken away to show the water seal trough and supportingrollers. Fig.7 is a horizontal sectional view on the line VII. VII. of Fig.1.

The producer 2 as shown in tliedrawiiigs, is usually cylindrical in cross section, ha v ing a gas outlet opening 3 and .a water-seal y I v 111 each trough at the ,same .leve

basin of well known construction.- In pro; ducers of thisvelass, particularly of large diameter, it is desirable to distribute the coal throughout the interior as evenly as possible for good operation, and my invention provides a rotatable top having a charging hopper adapted to =bemoved around theupper portion of the producer.- For such purpose I have provided at the top of the producer an annular water-seal trough 4 and an inner similanwater-seal trough 5- Specification of Letters Iatent.- .Pfitentedjgih, 18,;1910; Application filed November 2, 1998.. Serial No. 460,736 A I I concentrically located with relation t" the producer-and with jeach .other,witli" a n:

tervening continuousannular opening-65;?

Outer'trOugh l is mounted-upon a top plate;-

7 of ordinary construction, while the innertrough 5 is mounted upon a central circular plate 8 supported by' any suitable means as a centrally depending hanger 9 depending from-structural framework 10, or-so made in any, suitable .inanner as" to rigidlyand permanently support theplate S and. its

troughr' Both trough landitrou h 5 are provided with outer and inner upwardly extending; sides and walls, with an intervening water space, and also between said walls, with "sup porting rollers or casters ll of any suitable construction andfnumber, carried by the bearings as shown; fltotatably Inounted'on said rollers 11 is an annular plate l2having a hollow center and in ring foi-mso-as -to.

provide a eover for the water-seal troughs, .7 said plate having inner'and outer do\vnwardly extending flanges l3, 14, for iln- 89 mersion 'in the water, jaswill. be readily, understood. i i

15 is a charging hopper. extending upwardly above and mounted upon" plate 1 2 and provided with a lowering bell 16, which engages against the lower edges of the 'hop-- per shell, and which bell for such purpose isconical as is usually the case, it is rectangularly shaped so as to seal the hopper 15 un-. til the bell is lowered by lever 17 and its operating "connections, of well. known con struction. Hopperv 15 is provided with the usual cover 18 for making a gas-tight seal and is adapted to be located beneath the out let terminal 1911f a charging bin' 20mm, filled with coal,-or coal may be charged. in any other-ina'nn'er, the supporting i'ingl2 and' hopper-then beingrotated either [by I hand or power, "around to the desired'p'osi' 'tion at-one sideor'the' other and discharged.

, .For the purpose 'of inaintainin the water l, and pres.

venting over ow in either, a cross'communi aj catin pipe: 21 may be used to connect the v troug is at any point, and for the purpose 0 f- 7 filling the'trou hs with waterI eniplo a-' pipe 22 having I ranches 23, -24, resp'ectively; for the outer I and inner troughs pipe 24ib-i ing, if desired, swiveled to theupperiportion-i of themain sup ly'pipe-so that itmaybe thrown outwardy-i' desired; Said i-pes' and connecting ,pipe 21am preferably lo- 1Q charge combustion; eta,

icated it the as oint so as to leave all I other portions-org}; e-ennular slot-6 o en forrotetion of the hopper and bell, an as e thus, arranged it will beseen that, practically the entir'eflerea. of the interior of the pr0- ducerniayfbe reached. It. will alsobe under- .s 'toodf-that' the rotatable top may be provided with two or morehop'pers, whereby one maybe filled while the other is being QIn-1 igL-3v-I haveshown a m' odified construct'ion-in which the trough 4' isadepted- I -to s upportth e;rin 12f5upcn the upper edge ofatsmuteriwell] I in'fiipwerdly-entending bracketsior'lugs i; 26, o the sa e :j'construction being provided I fontheinner trough 5'. I also .iprovide an nner idowntre rdlyjextending flange 270i, zofthe travelifig=1 i i 1g"- 12,-lepping orenthe inner wall ofeach trough. at each side of the renni -Op g. wi h y the trough f .ecmgletelyprotec ,d I a well ast'efgenernledhe t. For-thepurposc-of 5 sugplying ai'rQtost-he base the-producer, I provide a'serije's of fivindj oxes 28' of gcnc'rally seg'mental'form an" preferably four in -nun1ber,"f arranged-=;-annulerly aroiind the outer -port'iori -ofthe l terininttlishell 29 3 of t e producer, saijdj indboxes' hjeing, cons tructed in the' inanner shown in Figs. "1}4 and 7 f of suitably formed plates or castings ia,-Z),* extending outwardly above-'end-"below and-etjeuch end of annular horizontal slot- 35- like c-penings, correspondingly arranged 'aroiu dnndthrough the shell 29, at'the zone of the esiredair 1supply. ..jlhe outer DI se gnientnl boxes ere"closedl by ours-30 {at cach -side of a main through the middle gortion of-each, bo es *shown in Eng 37 ,.receiving airfrom blower 32, so as dist :29 above reil'e'ri'ed;?.to,san;d said-open ngs are igro iide ieinple circulating 'spjace for the air twyers and also between" each of the -wind y against deflection, the twyer sections are frey Means- 0f the series of 1'5 7 ground whiee'ls "or rollers 11 carried on studs fr oin sections and-36 andpreferebly inn More of the twyer sections maybe readily i p'oii" the upper end of' an air supply post producer construction and operation, inasfmuchas itf-avoids the" nece sity-of poking "the fuclor of'levelingijt devices employed,

objectsin view."

the base of the producer and constituting When in action, a practically continuous airsupply zone. Ill: will beobserved however, that between each pair of such sectional boxes; are plane portions of shell 29 where by frequent continuous sections ofthe shell intervene between each-set of twyer sections. this construction shell 29 is stiffened qnently interruped by said plane portions,

.. and the-general construction and operation improve 4 Extending inwardly and downwardly- S0 mediately eboveea'c'h series-of air. openings 28,1ere protecting covers 3920f shelfdike form, as clea'rly-shownin 1 \!1dl:.- By this arrangement the air openings are prc-f vented from clogging, the eiri's, deflected inwardly :and downwardly toward-the cen- ,ter of the combustion chamber, and it-will be; "seenuthet in the =casef-5of burning-out, breakage or f or any other reason, 071N401? removedand replaced, by merely-opening door30 'or disconnecting the parts 'ofjthe v 49 is a centrally arranged cone mounted 41, connected with alblower'by lateral con'= nection fet2,=of well known constructionand not constituting, per '88, any-pert 0f "the present invention, inesxnuch es the op'eration; of'fthe' wind box-fiv'ill bejequelly ,succcss'fiil-eitherIwit-hor without,'sucl1'.:device.- The operation lnndatlvantages of *the inven'tion will be man finder-stood and uppreciz ted by iell tliose ,iiznnilierwith gas f the usual e-eve ribution of V uelj'improves the manufacture of-" tlic gas; ie;'arrangement -ofithe wind boxes in eetl n'slipermits ofsvd ing the-sup 1y at "'oilhj jdeor th other i desired; while "the Y coiistmction as jzt wh'ele';,-iscomparatively simple and cheap and well-adapted to the.

It will: be nwind ng n. intention may be variously changed -erfiniodified in construction .or-difierentfeatures *of detail by the. skilled mechanic or fedn'ptedf to other iisestlian that of the menufacti ife ofgas, 120 but 'a ll such changes are to be considered as within the-scope of-the following claims.

WhatI'cleim is:- I

l; A gas producer provided'with a cover embodying an. innerzand outer annular support with an intervening continuous annular opening, and a'rotetaible cover plate thereon having a fuel distributing device',.and-meens suspending the inner annular support substantially. as set forth. 1 13c port with an intervening continuous annusupport and said plate,

rial through said annular space, and means 2. A gas producer provided with a cover. embodying an inner and outer annular supsuspending the inner annular support, substautially as set forth.

l. A gas producer provided with a contrally ar 'anged. cover-plate having an annular water-seal. trough,-a surrounding plate having a similar trough and embracing'an intervening continuous annular space, a cover-plate mounted on said plates rovided with means for distributing materia through said annular space, and means suspending the inner annular support, substantially as set. forth.

, 5. A gas produ trally arranged cover-plate having an annular water-seal trough, a surrounding plate having a similar trough and embracing. an

, set forth,

intervening continuous annular space,'means providing rolling bearings,- a cover-plate mounted on said bearings provided with means for distributing material through said annular space, and means suspending the inner annular support, substantially as (3. A gas producer provided with a centrally arranged cover-plate having an annular water-seal trough, a surrounding plate having a similar trough and embracing ",flll

intervening continuous annularspace, .a cover-plate mounted on said plates provided with through said annular'space, and having annular water-sealflanges co-a'lcting with said troughs, and means suspendipg-the inner annular support, substantially as set forth.

:7. A gas producer provided with a centrally arranged cover-plate havin an annu-' la'r ivater-seal trough, a surrounding plate having asimilar trough and embracing an means fordi'stributing material with inner and outer annular plates v forth.

intervening continuous annular space, a

cover plate mounted on said plates rovided with means for distributing materia through "said' annular space, and having annular.

water-seal flanges co-acting with said 5 troughs, and inner overlapping flanges, and means suspending theinner' annular support, substantially as set forth.

.8. A gas producer provided with a cen trally arranged cover-plate, a surrounding plate with an intervening continuous annuvwith water-seal flames and achargmg hopper mounted on sai plates, substantially as set forth.

10. 'In a gas producer, the combination of a centrally suspended cover plate having an'.

1 outer water-seal trough, a surrounding plate cer provided'with a cenhaving an inner water-seal trough and providing an intervening continuous annular space, and a'rotatable cover-plate provided with water-seal flanges and a charging hopper mounted on said plates, with intervening rollin bearings, substantially as set forth.

11. n a gas producer, the combination havin water-seal troughs on the same level an separated-by an intervening continuous annular space,- of a connecting over-flow pipe, substantially asset forth. a "12'. In a. gas producer, the combination with inner and outer annular lates having water-seal troughs on the same evel and separated b an intervening continuous annular space, 0 a supply pipe having branch connections for each trough, substantially as set In testimony whereof I afii-x my signature 1n presence of two witnesses. e

WILLIAM R. MILLER.

Witnesses:

" C. M. CLARKE,

Guns. S. LEPLEY.

Images