Improvements in Gas and Oil Engines.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gas and Oil Engines.
JOSEPH PICKLES BINNS No. 18 Victoria Terrace, Halifax Lane Luddenden
in the County of York, Engineer HENRY GREENWOOD BINNS High Street
Luddenden in the County of York, Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Firstly. Our improvements consists in clearing out of compression chamber the
exploded charge, also in saving the energy employed in getting the desired
compression before fireing the charge. To accomplish this we construct the
connecting rod or piston so that by the use of a spring the piston is caused to
advance into the compression chamber as far as desired and in doing so the exploded
charge is forced out, and when the piston is pushed forward to compress the new
charge the spring is forced back by the pressure and the power it takes from the
engine is stored up in the spring and is given back to the engine again.
Secondly. Taking a single line diagram of a four stroke cycle engine, we place a
crank pin on the stud wheel (which carries eccentric) so as to attach indicator cord
thereby getting one revolution of indicator drum to two revolutions of engine,
where a side shaft is used we place a disk with a crank pin at the end of shaft.
Thirdly. Preventing explosions in exhaust pipe and exhaust box, we attach an
air valve to the exhaust pipe so that by the velocity of the exhaust a sufficient
quantity of air will get into the exhaust charge that will prevent explosions.
Fourthly. Keeping ignition tube and vaporizer hot, we use an air tight oil tank
also an air pump so constructed and worked to force in air into the oil tank thereby
keeping the pressure as desired to insure a steady and powerfull hot flame.
Dated this 13th day of May 1896.
JOSEPH PICKLES BINNS.
HENRY GREENWOOD BINNS.
Improvements in Gas and Oil Engines,
We, JOSEPH PICKLES BINNS, No. 18, Victoria Terrace, Halifax Lane
Luddenden in the County' of York Engineer HENRY GREENWOOD BINNS High
Street Luddenden in the County of York Draughtsman do hereby declare the
nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Firstly. Our improvements consist in clearing the explosive charge out of the
compression chamber of a gas or oil engine. To accomplish this we form a slot or
opening in the piston rod which by means of a spiral spring causes the piston to
advance into the compression chamber so as to force out the exploded charge.
This part of our invention is illustrated in Fig. 1 where A is the head of the
crank or connecting rod, B the piston rod, the end of which is formed with a slot C.
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page_text: Between the end of the piston rod B and the brass bearing in the head of the
crank A we place a spiral spring D contained in a sleeve E whilst F is a bolt which
holds the head of the piston rod to the sleeve. By the use of the slotted piston
rod B and the spiral spring E the piston is forced into the compression chamber
after each explosion so as to force out the exploded charge, but when the piston is
pushed forward by the crank to compress the new charge of explosive mixture the
spring is forced back by the pressure and the power it takes from the engine is
stored up in the said spring and is given back again to the engine.
Secondly. In order to prevent explosions in exhaust pipes and boxes of gas and
oil engines, we apply an air valve to the exhaust pipe so that by means of the
velocity of the exhaust vapour, a sufficient quantity of air will get into the exhausted
charge as to prevent an explosion.
This part of our invention is shewn in Fig. 2 where A is the exhaust pipe and
B the outlet thereof. In this pipe we place an air valve C attached to spindle D
closed by spring E. This valve is opened for the admission of air by the volocity
of the exhaust vapour, or if the velocity is not sufficiently large by any suitable
moving part of the engine which intermittently strikes the end of the valve spindle D
and thus opens the valve for the admission of air which mixes with the exhausted
gases and thus prevents explosions in either the exhaust pipe or the exhaust box.
Thirdly. For the purpose of keeping the ignition tube and vaporiser apparatus
hot with regard to oil engines we use an air tight tank together with an air pump
for forcing the oil into the vaporiser at a regular and steady pressure so as to obtain
a uniform and steady flame.
This part of our invention is shewn in Fig. 3 where A is an oil tank which
contains oil to feed a burner which heats the vaporiser, and in order to force the
oil from the tank to the burner we employ an air pump B which is opened inter-
mittently by the rod C striking the valve rod D; it will thus be seen that the
space E between the top of the oil and the lid of the tank will be filled with
compressed air and thus force the oil to the burner which heats the vaporiser.
Before starting the engine we place a small hand pump in the orifice E which
is operated by hand before the engine commences or the air pump B may be operated
by hand in order to compress air upon the surface of the oil, but when the engine
has once commenced the air is compressed self-actingly by means of air pump B.
The compressed oil passes through opening F to the burner which heats the
vaporiser.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is:-
Firstly. In gas and oil engines the construction of a slotted piston rod B in
combination with spring D contained in a sleeve E for clearing out the explosive
charge from the compression chamber as described.
Secondly. In gas and il engines the application and combination of air valve C
in the exhaust pipe for preventing explosion of the exhaust charge as described
and illustrated herein and operated in the manner set forth.
Thirdly. In oil engines the use of an oil tank and air admission valve for forcing
oil under pressure to a burner for heating the vaporiser as herein described and
illustrated in Fig. 3.
Dazed this 13th day of February 1897.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.