Improvements in Apparatus for Humidifying Air.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct 1893-Accepted, 9th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Humidifying Air.
I, WILLIAM TATTERSALL, of 90, Arden Terrace, Accrington, in the County
of Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for humidifying air for
which I have obtained Letters Patent No. 4050 of 1890 and No. 17,764 of 1891,
and its principal object is to simplify the construction of this class of apparatus.
For this purpose I dispense with the water basin described in the above cite:!
Letters Patents and I employ an apparatus consisting of three parallel tubes pre-
ferably cast in one piece, and forming the air supply tube, the water supply tube
and the waste pipe. Provision is made at one or both ends of the said casting for its
attachment to the air pipe, the water pipe and the waste pipe and the air and water
nozzles are attached respectively to the air and water pipes in any convenient.
manner.
The induction tube described in my Specification No. 17,764 of 1891 is arranged
to drain into said waste pipe. And baffle pieces are arranged across said tub
adapted to stop any particles of spray too large to float in the atmosphere or t
direct them against the side of the tube so that they are detained by the tube an
drain into the waste pipe.
Dated this 5th day of January 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Humidifying Air.
1, WILLIAM TATTERSALL, of 90, Arden Terrace, Accrington, in the County
of Lancaster, 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 apparatus for humidifying air for
which I have obtained Letters Patent No. 4050 of 1890 and No. 17,764 of 1891,
and its principal object is to simplify the construction of this class of apparatus.
For this purpose I dispense with the water basin described in the above cited
Letters Patents and I employ an apparatus consisting of three parallel tubes pre-
ferably cast in one piece, and forming the air supply tube, the water supply tube
and the waste pipe. Provision is made at one or both ends of the said casting for
its attachment to the air pipe, the water pipe and the waste pipe, and the air and
water nozzles are attached respectively to the air and water tubes in any convenient
manner.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved apparatus at right angles to the feed
pipes with one of the induction tubes partly broken away to economise space and
the other shown in section.
Figure 2, is a sectional elevation of the same on the broken line a, b Figure 1.
Figure 3, is a plan view of Figure 1 with one induction tube in section.
The air and water nozzles A and B fitted on each side of the central fitting or
attachment piece C are of ordinary construction and are connected together by the
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page_text: curved arm D supporting the pulverizing disc E at the entrance to the induction
tube F.
The attachment piece C has an aperture H for the attachment of the air supply
pipes J, J, and an aperture K for the attachment of the water supply pipes L, L
and an aperture M for the attachment of the drain and waste pipe N, N. These
apertures may be cut with a female screw thread to receive the screwed ends of
the air, water and drain pipes as shown in the drawings, or flanges may be formed
round said apertures for the attachment of air, water or drain pipes provided with
flanges.
The air nozzles A are connected to the air aperture H and the water nozzles B
are connected to the branch pipes O fitted in communication with the water
aperture K and are thereby directly supplied with air under pressure and water.
The induction tubes F supported by the arms Q are cylindrical and may be
provided with baffle plates R against which the current of humidified air impinges
and is thereby directed against the sides of each tube F and thus arrests any
particles of water too large to remain suspended. These drops deposited on the
baffle pieces and interior of the tube drain down to the bottom of the rear end of
the tube and a lip S is provided on the lower edge to direct the water thus formed
through the opening T in the tube into the funnel shaped end of the branch drain
pipes U connected to the drain aperture M. A perforated screen X is placed over
the opening T to detain any solid matter.
A stop tap V is fitted in each branch water pipe to stop the supply of water
and a similar tap W is fitted in the branch drain pipe so that they may be closed
and the main drain pipe flushed to clean it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
A humidifying apparatus in which the air nozzle or nozzles, the water nozzle or
nozzles and the drain pipe or pipes are connected to an attachment having air,
water and drain apertures adapted to be connected to the air supply pipe, the
water supply pipe and the main drain pipe, substantially as herein shown and
described.
Dated this 4th day of October 1893.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.