Improvements in and appertaining to Incandescent Gas or Oil Burners for Lighting and Heating purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in and appertaining to Incandescent Gas or Oil
Burners for Lighting and Heating purposes.
We, JAMES RICHMOND of Albert Terrace, Manchester Road, Burnley,
in the County of Lancaster, Gentleman, Jonx BRENNAND of 45, Bankhouse Street,
Burnley aforesaid, Provision Merchant, and WILLIAM PEDDER of 41, Queensbury
Road, Burnley aforesaid, Gas Works Superintendent, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to a novel form of gas or oil incandescent burner
whereby the amount of light and heat evolved is considerable in proportion to
the quantity of gas or oil consumed. An essential feature of the invention
consists in stopping or entirely precluding the admission of air to the burner
through the globe from below, as is usual with this class of burner, but in per-
mitting the free ingress of air from the top. The air, in our invention, passes
from the top between the globe and the chimney in such a manner as to be rarefied
by the heat of the chimney in passing, and finally enters the chimney through air
inlets or orifices at the bottom, in a highly heated condition, raising the light to
incandescence.
The globe and its base we preferably make of glass, and they can either be
formed together or separate. When the base is detachable it may either be of
glass, metal, or other suitable material, and when in this form, it may be
constructed with an inner flange for the globe to rest upon.
Instead of being open at the top the globe may be perforated about one third
from the top to serve the same purpose as described above, but the perforations
ought not to exceed this point. The base of the globe may be screwed or otherwise
secured to the burner, and the globe, itself, may if desired be formed in two pieces.
The chimney is of novel construction. It is formed with suitable air inlets or
openings preferably on each side and just below the burner to allow of the air,
which is admitted from the top of the globe after traversing between it and the
chimney, to pass through these air-inlets at or near the bottom of the chimney to
the burner. Thus a constant supply of pure air is ensured from without to the
burner, which is brought by the draught of the chimney between it and the
globe, and becoming heated in its passage eventually enters the air-inlets or
orifices at the bottom of the chimney, and raises the light in brilliancy aud
incandescence.
The chimney may be formed with a contracted neck or otherwise, but at the
bottom it may be provided with feet, which would allow the free inlet of air to
the burner; or, the chimney may expand somewhat bell mouthed with the air
inlets or openings at the sides. The chimney may rest on the flat base of the
globe, which may be provided with an annular ring internally to retain the
chimney in position.

page_text: The invention is equally applicable for heating purposes as it is for illuminating,
and either for gas or oil lamps.
Dated this 28th day of October 1896
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in and appertaining to Incandescent Gas or Oil
Burners for Lighting and Heating purposes.
We, JAMES RICHMOND of Albert Terrace, Manchester Road Burnley,
in the County of Lancaster, Gentleman, JOHN BRENNAND of 45, Bankhouse Street
Harnley aforesaid, Provision Merchant, and WILLIAM PEDDER of 41 Queensbury
Road, Burnley aforesaid, Gas Works Superintendent, 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:-
This invention has reference to a novel form of gas or oil incandescent burner
whereby the amount of light and heat evolved is considerable in proportion to
the quantity of gas or oil consumed. An essential feature of the invention
consists in stopping or entirely precluding the admission of air to the burner
through the globe from below as is usual with this class of burner, but in per-
mitting the free ingress of air from the top. The air in our invention passes
from the top between the globe and the chimney in such a manner as to be rarefied
by the heat of the chimney in passing and finally enters the chimney through air
inlets or orifices at the bottom, in a highly heated condition, raising the light to
incandescence.
The globe and its base we preferably make of glass, and they can either be
formed together or separate.
When the base is detachable it may either be of
glass, metal, or other suitable material, and when in this form, it may be con-
structed with an inner flange for the globe to rest upon.
Instead of being open at the top the globe may be perforated about one third
from the top to serve the same purpose as described above, but the perforations
ought not to exceed this paint. The base of the globe may be screwed or otherwise
secured to the burner, and the globe, itself, may if desired be formed in two pieces.
The chimney is of novel construction. It is formed with suitable air inlets or
openings preferably on each side and just below the burner to allow of the au,
which is admitted from the top of the globe after traversing between it and the
chimney, to pass through these air inlets at or near the bottom of the chimney to
the burner. Thus a constant supply of pure air is ensured from without to the
burner, which is brought by the draught to the chimney between it and the
globe, and becoming heated in its passage eventually enters the air inlets or
orifices at the bottom of the chimney and raises the light in brilliancy and
incandescence.
The chimney may be formed with a contracted neck or otherwise but at the
bottom it may be provided with feet which would allow the free inlet of air to
the burner; or the chimney may expand somewhat bell mouthed with the air
inlets or openings at the sides. The chimney may rest on the flat base of the
globe, which may be provided with an annular ring internally to retain the
chimney in position.
The invention is equally applicable for heating purposes as it is for illuminating
and either for gas or oil lamps.
Tr the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a regenerative
incandescent gas burner constructed in accordance with our invention.

page_text: A is the globe, which is formed with or has fixed to it a fiat base B provided with
a central hole for fitting on the burner. The latter may be of the usual Argand
type, and be furnished with the usual handle for lowering the light without
turning it out. Immediately above this we screw on the tube or holder D the
flat faced washer E. Upon this we place a filling or layer of asbestos or very
soft heat resisting material F. The globe is now slipped on from the top, and is
followed by another layer of asbestos G. A washer G similar to 1 but screwed ou
the reverse way, comes next and finally the Argand or like burner H is screwed
on by its tubular neck J.
The burner H carries clips K, which hold the lamp glass or chimney M in
position.
The action of the lamp is as follows:-
The cold air enters from the top through a gauze or other covering L, and
after passing down the sides of the lamp chimney becomes thoroughly heated in
its passage, and finally becomes highly rarefied previous to passing to the burner.
A piece of gauze N either conical or otherwise may be fixed as the top or bottom
opening of the burner as shewn to prevent any possible fluctuation in the light,
and becoming heated will assist in liberating the oxygen of the air as it is approach-
ing the flame. The pieces of wire gauze whether fixed over the top of the globe
or near the burner are especially useful where the inrush of cold air is too
excessive.
Fig. 2 illustrates our invention as applied for heating purposes. A cylindrical
casing is mounted upon feet P. It is provided with a circular glass or tale
cover or lid Q, which may be removed when desired to light the burner or the
latter may be lit by dropping a match from the top.
The Argand or other burner R carries clips S, which grip the short extension
pipe T. Near the mouth of this pipe are rests U, which are fixed to the sides of
the cylindrical casing 0. These rests are designed to support the movable or loose
funnel or chimney V. The cold air is drawn from the orifices W at the top and
passes down the external sides of the funnel or chimney V to the burner, and
in its passage becomes highly heated previous to entering the mouth of the burner.
The action is exactly similar to the lamp previously described, and shewn in
Fig. 1. A piece of wire gauze may be substituted for the perforations W.
The air passage around the sides of the chimney V is contracted by a circular
lining X, so that the absorption of caloric may be more complete in the passage of
air to the burner. The space between the lining X and the inner surface of
the casing O serves as a hot air chamber for the retention of hot air radiated from
the short extension pipe T.
It will be evident that our invention is equally applicable to oil lamps or stoves
wi hout any particular modification in the arrangement of apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said in-
ver tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:-
1. The improved arrangement and construction of regenerative incandescent
gas or oil lamps substantially as described and illustrated in Fig. 1.
2. The improved arrangement and construction of regenerative incandescent
gas or oil stoves substantially as described and illustrated in Fig. 2.
Dated this 28th day of July 1897
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.