US956066A - Starter and circuit for vapor devices. - Google Patents

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s. E. FLICHTNBR. STARTER AND CIRCUIT FOR VAPOR DEVICES.

956,066. Patented Apr. 26, '1910. 2 SHEETS-31131 1.

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STARTER AND CIRCUIT FOR VAPOR DEVICES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1905.

956,066. Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

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STARTER AND CIRCUIT FOR VAPOR DEVICE S.

v Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Application filed January 9, 1905. Serial No. 240,276.

EDWARDS Be it known that I, STANWooD States,

FLIOHTNER, a citizen of the United v and resident of Englewood, county of Bergen, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Starters and Circuits. for Vapor Devices, of which the following is a specification.

A standard type of mercury vapor apparatus,- represented by the well-known mercury vapor lamp, is now one in which the apparatus operates in a more or less inclined position, the starting, of the lamp being accomplished by first bringing the electrodes into communication by a mechanical tilting of the apparatus and afterward releasing the apparatus to establish a flow of current through it. The described tilting and restoration of the apparatus. has heretofore generally been accomplished by hand.

The object of the present invention is to provide automatic means whereby, on the closure of the main circuit, the lamp or other vapor device will be automatically tilted an restored. The invention 'is concerned also with the circuits and devices whereby such an automatic action may be readily accomplished, and is applicable to the starting of a single device or to a number of devlces in series,

The invention isillustrated in diagrammatic views, Figure 1 showing the circuits adapted for operating a single mercury vapor lamp; and Figs. 2 and 3 showing different sets of circuits which can be utilized for starting two lamps in series.

Referring to the first figure of the draw ing, 1 is a main conductor including a main switch, 2. The vapor apparatus is shown at 3, thesame beingprovided'in this instance with a solid positive electrode, 4 and a mercury negative electrode, 5. The lamp is supported upon a rod or bar, 6, which rod or bar is ltself pivoted to 'a supportingv arm, 7. The lamp may restnormally in substantially the position indicated in Fig. 1; that isto say, slightly off the horizontal. 1 1

The original ath for the current at. the

time of closing t e main switch 2' is through a resistance, 9, a solenoid or magnet, 10, a

switch or cut-out, 11, having a stat1onary terminal, 12, and ajmovable' terminal, 13, and thence tothe circult on the other side of the apparatus. In shunt to the solenoid or mag ing material, therewill be no need of care. in

net 10 and the switch 11 is a circuit indinegative terminal 5 and a conductor, 15,-

passingthrough a solenoid or magnet, 16, 1nto connection with the main line conductor. This shunt circuit is completed whenever the mercury is caused to extend-from the positive electrode 4 tothe negative electrode 5, which takes place when the lamp is tilted to or a little", beyond a horizontal position in a reverse sense from that shown in Fig. 1.

The conductors '14 and '15 may. be supported on their way1 to and from the respectlve electrodes of t e lam by the rod 6. If the said rod is of con ucting' material the conductors will be suitably insulated therefrom, say by special means or by the normal 'insu-' lation of thesurrounding conductors. If the said rod is of insulating or non-conductrespect to the insulation of the conductors 14 and 15. The solenoid or magnet l0sis. placed in operative relation to a core or armature, 17, attached to the rod or bar 6- at one side of its pivot, as shown. The magnet or solenoid '16 is located in operative relation to the movable element 13 of the i switch or cut out 11. Assuming now that the relations are such as have been described,

the first action of'the apparatus after theclosing of the main switch 2 will be .to liftone end of the rod 6 and the corresponding end of the lamp 3 through the action of the ma et or solenoid 10 upon its armature 17. This will tilt the lamp 3 sufiiciently to cause a metallic contact to be made between the electrodes thereof through the fiow of mercury from one end of the lamp to theother.

Such metallic connection having been established the described shunt circuit will be closed causing the ma et or solenoid 16 to be energized and there y lifting the contact 13 away from the contact 11 and breaking the original circuit. In this way the magnet or solenoid 10 becomes deenergized thereby releasing the core or armature 17 and allowing the lamp to fall by gravity to its operating position which is the same as that illustrated in Fig. 1. Stops, 18 and 19, may be provided for limiting the tilting of the lamp in opposite ,directions. tially the same arrangement of circuits and the operation of the devices will be clearly understood from what has beenalready said respecting the operation of the single device- Fig. 2 has substanshown in Fig. 1. In this figure the current -may be assumed to enter from the left hand side of the circuit 1, where it passes through the elements 9, 10, 12 and 13 to the second device where it also passes through the ele-, ments 9, 10, 12 and 13 to the main circuit once more. The passage of current through the path described leaves the two lamps, 3, 3,

and causes a closure of the circuit inside the said lamps, a fter which the restoration of the lamp to operative position takes place as before.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the original circuit'contains the operating 0011s 10, 10 for lifting the lamps and is provided with cut-outs, 11, 11, operated by coils 16, 16. When th's arrangement of circuits is provided, it will be seen that, if either of the cut- outs 11, 11, is operated so as to cause va separation of the terminal 13 from/the terminal 12 thereof, then the original circuit is interrupted. This is a simplification of the circuit illustrated'in Fig. 2. The resistance 9 and the coils 16 remain in the lamp need' not be made to act operatively upon either of the cut-outs.

The-invention described herein is appli cable tolamps or other vapor or gas devices whether the gas or vapor contained thereinis mercury vapor or some other suitable gas present invention claims to accomplish the starting of a similar lamp by a somewhat or vapor. p

I am aware ofthe-Patent #794,745 issued July 18, 1905;

I different means which is found to be advantageous in many cases.

' Recklmghausens lamp utilizes a magnet in series and thus carries the operating current at all times. This requires the running position of the lamp to be systems which will-be obvious u 'eration and need not be here circuit, although one of the coils 16 to Recklinghausen. The

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non-operating position. It .further requires the tilting coil to be insulated and otherwise designed, duce or transmit momentary potential kicks that are re uired for the maintenance and operation 0 such lamps as they are frequently used.- This is not wholly advantageous. On the other hand, applicants arrangement provides a' magnet and shunt which may be cut out during operation. Applicants arrangement also providesffor the same running and non-operating position of the tube. There are as well other advantageous differences between the two on considurther describedrw I claim as my invention 1. A plurality of gas or vapor electric devices serially operated and adapted to be started by tilting, in combination with a single shunt circuit for all of said devices containing'suitable tilting magnets and an automatic cut-out for said shunt operated by the initiation of current through said devices. 2. A lurality of serially operated gas or vapor e ectric devices adapted to be started b tiltin and a common shunt to said devices inc uding individual tilting magnets therefor. Y 3. The combination with a' plurality of vapor devices adapted to operate in an inclined position, of acommon circuit for automatically tilting the said devices, and a common cut-out for accomplishing the opening of the tilting circuit thereby permitting the restoring of the devices to. operative position. v

a. The combination with a plurality of vapor devices, circuits and connections wherebythe same. may be automatically.

difi'erentfrom its v so thatit may'properly prostarted, and a 'single common cut-out for. the

said circuits and. connections.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York,and"State of New York, this 27th day of December, A. D. 1904;.

STANWOOD E. FLICHTNER.

VVi'tnesses WM. H. O

APEL, GEORGE H. S'rooKBmDoE.

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