Improvements in Flame Regulators for Lighting and Heating Apparatus.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 21st Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flame Regulators for Lighting and Heating
Apparatus.
I GUSTAV LOUIS VALENTIN ROUZEE of 9 Rue des Trois Cornes, Paris in the
Republic of France, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
The invention relates to an improved construction of flame regulator for lighting
and heating apparatus consisting in the arrangement of gratings or of bands bent,
folded or undulated so as to present alternately spaces and solid parts.
My invention has principally for its object to obtain a perfect regularity of the
flame by dividing it into as many small parts as there are of spaces, this division
diminishing the sensibility of currents of air, and resulting in a considerable increase
in the surface of contact of the flame with the air, a much more perfect combustion
and consequently an economy of fuel.
My invention is generally applicable to all lamps having a double current of
air serving for either lighting or heating and particularly to all lamps of furnaces
or heaters using petroleum, mineral spirits, alcohol or other combustible liquids.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will describe it with
reference to the accompanying drawing representing an example of my invention.
Figure 1. a vertical section of a furnace provided with my improved
apparatus.
Figure 2. is a separate plan of my regulator the button or fly being removed.
Figure 3. is a plan of one arrangement of regulator.
Figure 4. represents another arrangement.
My apparatus represented at Figures 1 and 2 is constructed as follows:—
A drum a on which are fixed by means of solder or otherwise, horizontal
gratings 6 through the centre of which passes the shaft c of the button or fly d.
The regulator represented at Figure 3. consists of a metallic band e bent or
folded so as to form a star in the centre of which is fixed the shaft c of the button
or fly d.
The regulator represented at Figure 4 consists of a metallic band fundulated or
corrugated so as to form a rose in the centre of which the shaft c of the button or
fly is fixed.
It will be understood that the air passing through the central tube, passes
through the apertures of the gratings 6 or between the spaces formed by the
star e or rose f. This results in the flame being divided into as many parts as
there are spaces.
I would have it understood that such forms and dimensions may be given to my
regulator as may be found convenient whilst one or several horizontal gratings may
be employed whose spaces may be varied in form and dimensions.
My regulator may also be constructed of one or several bauds placed vertically
so as to form any given design; the horizontal gratings may also be replaced by
one or several wire cloths, and any suitable material may be employed in the con-
struction of my regulator to ensure its proper working.
Dated February 20th 1892

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flame Regulators for Lighting and Heating
Apparatus.
I, GUSTAV LOUIS VALENTIN ROUZÉE, of 9 Rue des Trois Cornes, Paris, in
the Republic of France, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
The invention relates to an improved construction of flame regulator for lighting
and heating apparatus consisting in the arrangement of gratings or of bands bent,
folded or undulated so as to present alternately spaces and solid parts.
My invention has principally for its object to obtain a perfect regularity of the
flame by dividing it into as many small parts as there are of spaces, this division
diminishing the sensibility to currents of air, and resulting in a considerable increase
in the surface of contact of the flame with the air, a much more perfect combustion
and consequently an economy of fuel.
My invention is generally applicable to all lamps having a double current of air
serving for either lighting or heating and particularly to all lamps of furnaces or
heaters using petroleum, mineral spirits, alcohol or other combustible liquids.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will describe it with
reference to the drawing accompanying my Provisional Specification representing
an example of my invention.
Figure 1. is a vertical section of a furnace provided with my improved
apparatus.
Figure 2. is a separate plan of my regulator the button or fly being removed.
Figure 3. is a plan of one arrangement of regulator.
Figure 4. represents another arrangement.
My apparatus represented at Figures 1 and 2 is constructed as follows:-
A drum a on which are fixed by means of solder or otherwise, horizontal
gratings b, through the centre of which passes the shaft c of the button or fly d.
The regulator represented at Figure 3. consists of a metallic band e bent or
folded so as to form a star in the centre of which is fixed the shaft c of the button
or fly d.
The regulator represented at Figure 4 consists of a metallic band fundulated or
corrugated so as to form a rose in the centre of which the shaft c of the button or
fly is fixed.
It will be understood that the air passing through the central tube, passes
through the apertures of the gratings or between the spaces formed by the star e
or rose f.
This results in the flame being divided into as many parts as there are spaces.
I would have it understood that such forms and dimensions may be given to my
regulator as may be found convenient whilst one or several horizontal gratings may
be employed, whose spaces may be varied in form and dimensions.
My regulator may also be constructed of one or several bands placed vertically
so as to form any given design: the horizontal gratings may also be replaced by
one or several wire cloths, and any suitable material may be employed in the con-
struction of my regulator to ensure its proper working.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
A flame regulator for lighting and heating apparatus consisting in the arrange-

page_text: ment of gratings or of bands bent, folded or undulated substantially as herein shown
and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 19th day of December 1892.
G. L. V. ROUZEE,
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.