Improvements in Water Closet and other Cisterns for Ventilating the Apartments and Apparatus connected therewith.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1899-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1899
Improvements in Water Closet and other Cisterns for Ventilating the
Apartments and Apparatus connected therewith.
HENRY KERRILL, 7, Russell Street, Dublin, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
To any ordinary cistern I fix a cover with rim to fit down on sides I cast on the
cover a ring about 1' high and a hole through cover to this cover I fix a vertical
spindle having centre point bearings and a frame to take same bearings on the
spindle I fix a wheel known as the Ponselets running horizontal, and at right
angles to the spindle. As the water from the ball cock strikes the Ponselets wheel
it gives it rotatory motion, and discharges the water by centrifugal motion, on
the upper side of spindle I fix an ordinary blast fan also running at right angle
to the spindle over which I fix a cover. Closed in except at the centre, where
I leave an opening to allow the foul air of the apartment, to enter the fan and
having centre to take spindle, this cover may be moved round, by my arrangement
to any given direction, and a pipe fixed thereto. In the ball cock of the cistern
I leave no outlet except what passed through the piston through which I derive
my motive power the end of the piston of ball cock having a valve to shut off
the water, and perforations in front so as to allow the water to pass through
piston when the valve is open. The water from the ball cock impinging on the
Poncelets wheel, thereby giving rotatory motion. By this means I expel foul
air from the apartments.
HENRY KERRILL,
7, Russell Street, Dublin.
Improvements in Water Closet and other Cisterns for Ventilating the
Apartments and Apparatus connected therewith.
I, HENRY KERRILL, of 7, Russell Street, Dublin, Mechanical Engineer, 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 relates to improvements in water closets for the purpose of venti-
lating the apartments by means of the following arrangements.
To a cistern I fix a cover with a drip rim to fit down on sides. To the cover I
fit a vertical spindle having centre point bearings and a pillar or frame
to take bearings. On the spindle I fix a wheel known as Poncelets
turbine converted to suit high pressure running horizontal and at
.

page_text: right angles to the spindle and as the water from the ball cock strikes
the curved floats of the wheel, it gives it rotatory motion and discharges the water
by centrifugal force. On the upper side of the spindle and above the cover I fix
an enclosed blast fan also running at right angles to the spindle, and a screw
from a bridge with centrepoint, taking the bearing of the spindle for adjustment,
over the fan I fix an enclosed cover, except on the top where there is an inlet
opening for the foul air to enter the fan, the cover of fan may by this arrange-
ment, be moved in any given direction and a pipe fixed there to passing to the
open air. The ball cock of the cistern has no outlet except what is passed through
a double drive tube having nozzles, the water impinging on the curved floats
of the turbine, whereby I derive my motive power, thus giving rotatory motion.
The end of the piston of ball cock having a valve to shut off the water, when the
valve is open the water passes through the ball cock and through the drive tubes
on to the turbine wheel giving it rotatory motion which ceases when the cistern
becomes full. By this means I expel foul air from the water closet apartment.
By a modification I close the top of the fan cover and draw the foul air direct
from the basin through the flush pipe. In the arrangement for expelling foul
air from dining rooms smoke rooms and such like apartments, I prefer to take
the supply through the vertical pillar, and passing into the vertical spindle, and
having a ground in joint, the spindle having two or more curved arms, the water
passing through them causing centrifugal force, and reation by concussion behind.
the orifices, each orifice fixed in opposite directions, thus giving rotatory motion.
The discharge from these orifices impinging on the turbine wheel as before des-
cribed, giving a secondary impulse driving in the opposite direction, the wheel
being connected to the driving spindle by two small pinnion wheels and reversing
the action to the direction of spindle.
Fig. 1 is a water closet cistern.
A is a stand pipe with lift valve the stand pipe being open at the top and con-
tinued as flush pipe to the water closet, also as foul air inlet to fans, or from top
of fan cover.
B, cover of cistern having a rim dropping inside of cistern.
C, an enclosed fan cover or box carried to outer air.
D), a spindle having any number of fan blades preferably four, the spindle is
made to rotate on centre points with a set screw on top for adjusting.
E, a turbine wheel Poncelet pattern converted to high pressure, and having
curved floats, and fixed to spindle of fan, and driven by impact from ball cock.
F, adjusting set screw and bridge.
G, ball cock enclosed on all sides except the outlet to turbine with two drive
pipes and jets impinging on turbine wheel the waste delivering from the curved
Hoats giving rotatory motion.
H, a valve lever operated by seat of water closet an raises the valve & ball-
cock at the same time, thus emptying the cistern and cutting off the supply at
the same time.
Fig. 2, I a section of water closet basin.
J, a section of water closet seat and ballance weight at back.
Fig. 3, plan of turbine wheel showing double drive pipes.
Fig. 4 ventilating cistern or tank with fans and cover, same as in water closet
cistern and driven by same turbine wheel, or by preference reaction jet outlets
impinging on turbine.
K, reaction spindle with ground in joint to L, which being the inlet supply.
M, waste water outlet.
N, water inlet can be used instead of bottom.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is: :―
1. The combination of a Poncelet turbine converted to act with high pressure

page_text: from a double jet of water actuating on turbine and spindle from centre with an
enclosed fan with outlet to open air.
2. In combination a turbine and fan to draw the foul air from the water closet
basin through flush pipe and delivered to outer air.
3. In combination a water closet cistern with turbine and fan driven and actu-
ated by the person sitting on seat, and flushed after the person rising.
4. In combination a turbine wheel actuated by a centre spindle and hollow
cross tree with curved arms, with water outlet orifices in opposite directions,
giving secondary motion by concussion, the waste of orifices operating the turbine
wheel.