Improvements in Means for Heating Water.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Heating Water.
We, ELIZA THORPE, formerly Eliza Rippingille, Lamp and Stove Manufacturer,
and ALFRED THORPE, Manager, both of The Albion Lamp Company, Aston Brook
Lamp Works, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in means for rapidly heating
water by the use of an oil stove." The foot or base of the apparatus is arranged to
receive a tank fitted with a number of burner tubes and wick-raising pinions,
and the top plate of the foot or base is fitted with cones to act in combination
with the various wicks, or the cones may be carried by a cone plate connected with
the burner frame, and the top of the base or foot may have an opening therein to
permit of the passage of the flames. The tank and burners are fitted to slide
into position within the base or foot, and the supply of air to the burners is con-
trolled in any well known manner.
The water-heating part or body of the apparatus is fixed to the top of the base
or foot and consists of a double body forming a water space all round the same,
and it has a water tank at the top from which water flows into the said water
space through an opening in the bottom of said tank preferably at one corner
thereof, to which a tube extending nearly to the bottom of the heater is fixed.
The water-heater has a number of inclined cross water tubes passing from side
to side thereof, so arranged as to absorb the greater part of the heat as it rises,
and it is also provided with large flattened water spaces at the lower part arranged
between the rising flames: a chimney is fixed in the bottom of the water tank
and rises above the top thereof. A baffle plate is placed a short distance below
the lower end of the chimney to prevent the passage of heat too rapidly and directly
through the same. At the top of the heater is a suitable outlet for the flow of
the hot water. This outlet is preferably on the opposite side of the heater to that.
of the inlet aperture and tube.
improvements in Means for Heating Water.
We, ELIZA THORPE, formerly Eliza Rippingille, Lamp and Stove Manufacturer,
and ALFRED THORPE, Manager, both of Rippingille's Albion Lamp Company
Limited, of The Albion Lamp Works, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
[Price 8d.1

page_text: 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:-
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The invention has for its object improvements in means for rapidly heating
water by means of an oil stove.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a
plan of a hot water heating apparatus constructed according to the invention,
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same and Fig. 3 is another vertical
sectional view taken at right angles thereto and on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
The foot or base a of the apparatus is arranged to receive a tank b fitted with
a number of burner tubes 6 and wick raising pinions 62 and the top plate of the
foot or base a is fitted with cones a¹ to act in combination with the various wicks,
In some cases the cones a¹ may be carried by a cone plate connected with the
burner frame and the top of the base or foot a may have openings therein to permit
of the passage of the flames. The tank b and burners are fitted to slide into
position within the base or foot a and the supply of air to the burners is con-
trolled in any well known manner.
The water heating part or body c of the apparatus is fixed to the top of the base
or foot a and consists of a double body forming a water space call round the
same and it has a water tank at the top from which water flows into the said
water space through an opening in the bottom of said tank preferably at
one corner thereof to which a tube ct is fixed extending nearly to the bottom of the
water space c'. The water heater has a number of inclined cross water tubes d
passing from side to side thereof so arranged as to absorb the greater part of the
heat as it rises and it is also provided with large flattened water spaces at
the lower part arranged between the rising flames; a chimney e is fixed in the
bottom of the water tank 2 and rises above the top thereof. A baffle plate e¹
is placed a short distance below the lower end of the chimney c to prevent the
passage of heat too rapidly and directly through the same. At the top of the water
space c is a suitable outlet f for the flow of the hot water. This outlet is preferably
on the opposite side of the water space c¹ to that of the inlet aperture c³ and
tube .
The apparatus hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings is suitable
for rapidly heating water for a bath, in which case the cold water continuously
flows into the water tank 2 and flows out through the outlet f, but it will be
understood that the outlet f may be replaced by a tap and a steam escape provided,
in which case the apparatus is suitable for a boiler for domestic and other purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
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1. The improved water heater consisting of a foot or base arranged to receive
an oil tank fitted with a number of burners, a water heater having a double body
fitted with flattened water spaces arranged between the flames and a number of
water tubes, a water tank at the upper part having an opening to which is attached
a tube passing to the lower part of the water heater, a chimney attached to the
base of the water tank and rising therethrough and a suitable outlet fitted to
the upper part of the water heater, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a water heater having an oil tank fitted with a number of burners, and a
chamber having flattened water spaces arranged between the flames and a number
of water tubes, the combination therewith of a water tank having a chimney
attached to the base and passing above the top thereof substantially as herein
shown and described.
3. In a water heater having an oil tank and a number of burners and a double
bodied chamber the combination therewith of flattened water spaces arranged

page_text: between the flames and inclined cross water tubes, substantially as herein shown
and described.
4. The combination of a water heater having a double body, cross water tubes
and flattened water spaces between which pass the flames, with an oil tank fitted
with a number of burners and a water chamber having a chimney passing from its
base above the top thereof and a tube passing from its base to the lower part of
water heater, substantially as herein shown and described.
5. The improvements in water heaters, substantially as herein shown and
described.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.