US982961A

US982961A - Acetylene-gas generator.

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Publication number: US982961A
Application number: US55090210A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward Hayne
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1910-03-22
Filing date: 1910-03-22
Publication date: 1911-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 1928-01-31

Description

E. HAYNE.

AGETYLENB GAS GENERATOR.

APPLIUATION FILED MAB.. 22. 1910. 982,961 Y Patena Jan. 31, 1911.

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E. HAYNB.

AOETYLENE GAS GENERATOR. ArPLIUATmn FILED um. 22. 1910.

982,961. Patented Jan. 31,1911.

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improvements in acetylene gas generators provide a device ot thisf' and myv objectisto class `which v'mayl lie-disposed at a distance from thebuldingland positioned .in an openingdn the groundiii so desired'.

A further olijcct 'is to provide a suitable storage' tank for the generating parts.

A, further object is tof provide a bell with in the casing-or housing iinawhich, .to confine the generated gases.

'A furtheuobject is to provide a carbid chamberS-al'ul `automatic means for disehargj `lng the carbid therefrom 1n predetermined quantities: f

' A further.object` is tp `proyidev suitable pipes-which extend from, the lower end of the housing-5to the carbid chamber.

'F A .further ,abject is mpfovide a Sua-able: fil ter at-the uppelrends of said pipes 'through A 'the. gasf plasses. before `entering the which pipes;

I'. lowth "-carbidichamber.

A still` furthe rfobjeclf is to. provide a-conE densi ng andcooli ngueansL at thelower ends of said;pipes,. and,'a stillulther,l object -is to p 'ovidejmeanstocatch and holdiy the residui unrffroin the carbid.; Other,Objects1md-adyantagesv will behereinafterreferred; to and more) particularly' pointed out in the specification and claigu 'sl'.

In Atl 1 e accompar'lyiig vdrawings v\ 'vhieh are 'made La". part o fjhis application, Figure 'luis `a central vertical sectional `View through the.

generatur.4 2:;is.` atrarlswirse-v sectional sin. ransverse sectional View.

Fign 1 frein. through the, filter frame on an enlarged' sca1e,jand, Fig;'6 is aV sectional'view'as seen indicates the' lio-using which ends of the V.the ring,

er obl is to lprovide shield '-12b fin the upper portion of the ring. .gauze "12 is s olosedface nftiering/,G to form a passage ce numerals designate correspondneE'rYLENnleAs 'GENEnAroJa Speicatn yvf Letters Patent- 4Patented Jain 31, 1911.

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ll ing partstliroughout the several views,

` is preferably seated in an opening in the ground, the' upper end of saidhousing being surrounded by cement 2 o i the like, which protects the housing and at'the` sainetime preventswate'r from soaking into 'the earth immediately around thehousing.`

Resting upon the bottom of the-'housing are vertically disposed pipes 3 which are preferably four in nun'lber, said pipes'belng colimeeted together at a point adjacent their louer ends by means of cross pipes 4, that portion of the. pipes below the cross pipes being used as Water traps The'upper preterablychaunel shaped .in cross section, the open face'o the ring heilig positioned downwardly and sectional plates 7 are secured bctiveeii the walls of` the ring 6 at the point of entrance of'thepipes into the riig, theI pipes being introduced through said'plates and held in positionby means f nuts or the like 8, which nuts fit'fon opposite sides-of vthe plate. lfhe'relnaining portion ofthe openedg'e bf" the ring is covered With wire gauze or otherperforate material 9 so that the gas ma'yireadily vpass intothe ring. the gauze" and sectional 'plates' being posi-v tioneda distaneef above-the lower edges of thus tho1 0,ughly.I protecting thel A' sameagains't (langage from aiblow er othjerfl Awise. l `l1e ring` (5 1 is iilled'Wit-h any suitable.

the gases will filtering inedium V10, whereby .bc puried before; entering the pipes 3y and toliusure that tilterin ends o? lopj'iosite' sides of; the upper ends "of said pipes and extend.Iupirardlr from the.plates T tapoiut nearv the center ot the. rino, the' pipes 3 enter al1-ing G Which-is thegs' Will pass throughv the medium rflmfore entering the upper said pipes, shieldsll are placed on 1.

upper-portions of' said shields being curved land extended horizontally.' The vshields ex tendtransverselyfof the ring and from Wall towall fthereof," tl ius forming achamber 1 2 around'the upper: end "of the pipes `vand. to

.prevent the filtering medium lfrom v entering the chambe'r12,'sectious of Wire gauze I2 are placed on opposite sides ofthelpipesand extend! frointhehorizontal portions. of the shields uptvardl to b section of Wire gauze` ated a distance from the V freely pass around the ring and enter't-he pipesaft'er it has"il The tered through the filtering medium 10.' Resting upon'the'ring 6 is a carbid chamber 13, the' lower portion of which is cone shaped and terminates in a nozzle 14, which 5 nozzle is ada ted to form l.a assage for the carbid into t le houeingl. he open en'dof the nozzle 14 is. adapted to form a seat for a valve 15,' which valve is reater in circumference than the oircum erence of the nozzle, whereby the iow ofthe carbid will be retarded or stop ed even though the valve is slightly open `he shaft 16 to. which the valve l is secured is extended upwardl l through a sleeve 17, said sleeveA being of su 15 icient length to guide the shft and is surrounded at its upper end with e stuigbox 18 to prevent'leakage 'of the gas or carbid at this point. j Attached to the sheft16 at a point below its upper end is a rocking beam 19 which is pivotedI to a standard-2() at -itslongitudinal center, the opposite end-of the beam from that secured to the shaft 16 havingr a weight 21 thereonwhich is preferably rcircular in 25 cross section and'enters a socket 22 extending downwardly throughj the carbid chai-ni' ber 1 3 said weight being adapted'to normall hold the v alve 15" nozze14. 4 .t

Surrounding 'the upper orti'on of the.. pipesV 3 and the carbid cham `r .13 is `a bell 23,4 theupp'e'r end 'of which 'is closed, while. the lower edge 'thereof extendbelow the surfaee. of the water within the -hlou'si'ng' 1 and thereby forms a water seal and thus re- Atainsthe gas in thel bell. VAs thegjas vis re moved vfrom the bell, s aid bell descends'and engagesa bnllQ/i on the vupper end of the shaft 16, the weight of the bell foroingthe f 40 shaft and valve attached thereto de n-.

wardly, whichv releases the tfarbid; and is char es a new supply there'oiiit thefwater in t e lower ortion o'ff sin "g As the'pressureo the" asbicreas', 'legbe ll;is. moved'u' Werde-.en the Weghtlhref se moved fgomthe. shari m5-wheres pnlrhe" weight'-21 will rook the beam 1 9 en elevate the shaft lliand' velvefattaehed thereto, thus s eeted against the4 'S5/space -i'n'tjo' Jlwhiclifthei car id'fj'S discharged fticalpipes 3 and to this' extension i'sattaohd' Qa-plug." .The 'carbid chamber notches receive the pipes 3 and serve to hold the bottom 26 in posltion, the cross ipes L forming a rest for the false bottom. ne' of the cross pipes 4 isl extended beyond the ver?? the line piperQS, which conveys the gaszfr 'f'7( the tank to the dwelling or other points o usa e, ya oontrolling'valve 29 being seeur'gsd'ff to tie line'pipe, 'whereby the flow ina'ybe'ff reguluted. The sections'of the line pipe 2d' 'are preferably vsecured to' ether by the usuel; form of union 2 8, Where y the plpe may quickly detached and the generating parte removed from 'the 'hous'i'nl 1V and in view of this fact, the' parts ma Je removedor re! 80 placed at any time; T e low'en en'd'bf the I pipe 28 is also provided with a waterv trap 304 and in conjunction with"'the water' traps." 5, the gases 'will pass into the line pipe inte; dry state. The water traps are positioned below theplane of the cross pipes 4"'and pres vent water from aeeumulating in said cross pipes and at redetermined intervalsa hse; may be intro uced through` the ipes'- al1d` the 'accumulated water- "ren'rove- ='fror n tl'ie. .water traps. The carbid is introducedl intov the chamber 13 through an vo 'ening 31,1 'which opening is normally closed) byffestns `vided with a bailL wher'eby-tliesiiieia be readily removed when'bein'g ehargedjw =h Carbid and the bell 23 is likewise provided ,with a bail Beso that-said bell 'c'be'redily handled when introducing@ 'or'iremo'vig' the Same frorn position." f' y 'j 'In operation, .the 'carbid chamber 13'v is filled with carbid throughtie -vopeningand ther-,plug '32 then' placed in'positi on The beilfis thenl'gresped andf'the oa'zrbid ehamber lowered into the housing 1 -until 105 thegshoulderformedoxr'te carbidohams fber rests-.upon the ringv 6, after whi'ohfthe bell-.23`is placed iiipositionovferthe 'carbid' chamber-- the @eo'ck735i -is-openedgallowing" imprisoned air to escape. the" he j beii 1fg elosedit will 'be readily seen1 twas' with-the water in the housing, forlried, whioli'- will -result lref out -f".engagementfrvfiththe'fs lthe gases-' 'arise inl the' bel- 1;- 23,- through the filtering medium. 1 pipes 3, the-gnses'g-,being 'purifi filtering medium.' Anywater-frlve ing throulgh the filtering. sa1'd'p1pes.3 willbeeonden desa ionoollected the o `e'n`1`bersplynggthe gases-iro. the me f murled; j thus be eeen that-I have agigerygehegp and economical-'eterni fia Iene generator endone-t-ha will from the building and entered in an openlh:l poseihil'ity et" (flogging of the pil'iee or Asaid ring: means' to retain the lilterng Inetliat by providing the housing, as shown, the generator may be placed ata distance ing in the'earths surface. It will `likewise be seen that by providing the ring and filling the same' with any suitable form ,of filtering medium, Such as waste, charcoal. ete., the gases will be thoroughly uriiedbefore entering the supply pi `es an it will likewise-be 5seen that by provi( in theshields in. the ring, the gi-lseswill a waysy pase through the filtering' inediuln before reach ing' the pipes. It will further be' seen that the carbid will be automatieally discharged tron-1 thel earbid (chamber and that saidehamlier in view of its simplicity can be readily removed i'roin the generahirand recharged with liu carbid. lt will likewise 4be SeenE that b vprovilfling the water trapSi any vapore in the gm which may he condensed will la volli-11rd in said ehan'iberS, thus ohviatiugl thy ulivi-lion nl' water. therein.J which would rliill in freezing' and imi-sting' the pipes or preventing the flow oi' the gas tlwifetlimugfh. i

V"llfhat l rlailn is: 4

l. ln a grenciratoihcdf the elasa. described, the eignnbi-natimi with ay lioiunnp;` of a plurality oi pipess extended rertieallyin said lmueingf. :i ring surrfnincling tbe upper ends oi"- Said pipes and having portions of its lower fatte open, liltering medinin'within dialin in the; ring, additional means te cause' the gases to pass through Said filtering medium before entering Said, pipes, Ha oarbid .-fhanfiber Seated. on said ring, a bell surrounding :said chamber and. thep-pe'' por tiens of Vsaid pipes, means .automatically operated. 'by said vbell te dieeliarge the 'carbid' bere around the ends ot' said pipe, means to 50 exclude the gasesl from direct eomuiunieation with said rhai'nbers, cross pipes cow neeting the first mentioned pipes adjacent their lower. ends and water traps below Sayid cross pipes'. f 55 In a generator, thel combination with a carbid chamber and a bell, ol a plarality of jiipee, a. ring into which the upper ends oi. Said pipes take, means for the e1itrance Iand exit of a. grae from Said ring, 60 Cifoapipes adjacent. the lower ende of the firstnientioned pipel; and water traps below said cross pipes and connected thereto.

.lira generator olz the claas deerribed, the combination with a carbid chai'nber` a 66 hell sarirroundin g,` Said ehan'iber, i plurality oitf pipes Supporting` said ehauliber and ross pipes ronnec-tlng the lirst mentioned pipess ol apaeket below said carbid chamber i and Surrounijling said pipeel and aI ren'iorablo 70 bottoni adapted to rest on'said 'cross pipes, said i'nnimable bottom being adapted to eolleet the residuuni from the carbid.

in testin'iony whereof I have signed my naine to this Specification in the presence of 75 two Subscribing witnesses. f

, EDXVARD UA YNF.. Vitness'es: f l GUS KNEUSSL,

E. H. MEGA'FFIN'.