US977419A - Indicator for internal-combustion engines. - Google Patents

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US977419A
US977419A US42775208A US1908427752A US977419A US 977419 A US977419 A US 977419A US 42775208 A US42775208 A US 42775208A US 1908427752 A US1908427752 A US 1908427752A US 977419 A US977419 A US 977419A
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  • This invention relates to internal combustion engines and is more particularly an indicator or tell-tale device for use with the water-jackets ofsuch engines and adapted to afford an infallible indication of .the occurrence of excessive or abnormally high or dangerous temperature therein.
  • My invention aims to provide means for definitely determining the responsibility of accidents of this kind, and consists of a piece of metallic alloy or similar n'iaterial, such as shown at A inthe drawing contained within the water-jacket 0f the cylinder-head itself, where it will be normally submerged or in contact with the water therein.
  • This alloy has a fusing point which approximates the predetermined maximum temperature for which the apparatus is intended for use, say from'212 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, which is above the normal working temperature and below the dangerpoint, and said alloy may be composed of any proper admixtures of metals, such as lead and antimony, for giving the desired my invention is indicated as fusing point, which is a matter well known in the art of lmv-fusing alloys. I prefer to use an alloy fusing at approximately 230 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • the small piece of alloy is preferably secured to the inner Wall I of the jacket by means of a small screw and is disposed opposite to a window D or similar opening in the outer wall, through which it may be inspected, and which is closed by a suitable plug or cover.
  • the temperature of the indicator will not materially differ from the temperature of the cooling water, 2'. 0. approximately 200 to 212 but upon the absence of water operation of said alloy will become fused, and its fused condition will thereafter be visually ap-.
  • the water-jacket is supplied with interior partitions C and passage E "for providing a circuitous path for cooling water, which enters and leaves the jacket in any appropriate manner.
  • the valve chambers are shown at the right-hand side, and the relation of the head to the cyl in'der is also indicated, these parts being of well known construction, as above stated.

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Patentd Nov. 29, 1.910. v
i l l l l l I Inventor:
EDWARD D. MEIER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.
INDICATOR FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed April 17, 1908.
, Patented Nov. 29, 1910. Serial No. 427,752.
To all whom it may concern:
lie it known that I. Rowan!)- I). Mninn, a citizen of the United States. residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Indicators for lnlernal-Comlnistion Engines, of which the following is a full, true, and concise specification.
This invention relates to internal combustion engines and is more particularly an indicator or tell-tale device for use with the water-jackets ofsuch engines and adapted to afford an infallible indication of .the occurrence of excessive or abnormally high or dangerous temperature therein. 1
In the drawing forming a part of this specification, applied to the water-jacket of the cylinder head of an ordinary internal combustion engine.
It frequently occurs in the operation of internal combustion engines, and particularly of those which operate on high temperatures, that the supply of cooling water becomes exhausted through carelessness of the attendant, and the excessive and abnormal heat to which the c linder walls and adjacent parts are then subjected, warps or cracks the metal and seriously affects theetticicncy and durability of the apparatus. It has heretofore been ditficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and in any event to prove, whether such impairment of the metal has been due to faulty casting orforging, the fault of the manufacturer, or to excessiveheat from exhaustion of the cooling water, the fault of the user. My invention aims to provide means for definitely determining the responsibility of accidents of this kind, and consists of a piece of metallic alloy or similar n'iaterial, such as shown at A inthe drawing contained within the water-jacket 0f the cylinder-head itself, where it will be normally submerged or in contact with the water therein. This alloy has a fusing point which approximates the predetermined maximum temperature for which the apparatus is intended for use, say from'212 degrees Fahrenheit to 300 degrees Fahrenheit, which is above the normal working temperature and below the dangerpoint, and said alloy may be composed of any proper admixtures of metals, such as lead and antimony, for giving the desired my invention is indicated as fusing point, which is a matter well known in the art of lmv-fusing alloys. I prefer to use an alloy fusing at approximately 230 degrees Fahrenheit. The small piece of alloy is preferably secured to the inner Wall I of the jacket by means of a small screw and is disposed opposite to a window D or similar opening in the outer wall, through which it may be inspected, and which is closed by a suitable plug or cover.
In the normal and proper the engine the temperature of the indicator: will not materially differ from the temperature of the cooling water, 2'. 0. approximately 200 to 212 but upon the absence of water operation of said alloy will become fused, and its fused condition will thereafter be visually ap-.
parent. upon inspection, as conclusive evidence of the fact that the safe limit of temperature for the jacket or the cylinder casing has been exceeded.
In the drawing hereto, the water-jacket is supplied with interior partitions C and passage E "for providing a circuitous path for cooling water, which enters and leaves the jacket in any appropriate manner. The valve chambers are shown at the right-hand side, and the relation of the head to the cyl in'der is also indicated, these parts being of well known construction, as above stated.
Having claim and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent, is:
The combination with the watenjacket. of an internal combustion engine having a normally closed window opening therein from the exterior,'o:f a fusible metallic indicator within the water-jacket opposite and in the line of vision from said opening and consisting of a metallic alloy having a fusingpoint approximating a predetermined maximum temperature for the operation of the engine, being thereby adapted to indicate the occurrence of an excess above saidtemperature.
In testimony whereof, I have slgned my name to the specification 1n the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
EDWARD D. MEIER. Witnesses H. G. KIMBALL, CLIFFORD H. KLos,
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US20050126751A1 (en) * 2003-12-12 2005-06-16 Smith Willi J. Heat exchanger thermal indicator
US6957693B2 (en) 2003-12-12 2005-10-25 Honeywell International, Inc. Heat exchanger thermal indicator
US20190023605A1 (en) * 2016-01-12 2019-01-24 Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. Sealing glass

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