IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS REGULATORS OR SUPPLY GOVERNORS
Year: 1885

page_text: I JOHN WINSBORROW of 248 High Street in the City of Exeter, Gas Meter
Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS
REGULATORS OR SUPPLY GOVERNORS to be as follows:-
The invention relates to apparatus for regulating or controlling the supply of
gas to burners or such like means of consumption.
In carrying out my invention I arrange a suitable casing with inlet and outlet
passages, which are separated by a division, or partition, containing a valve seat
and opening for the passage of the gas to be regulated and this opening is capable
of being closed, or partially closed, or left free by means of a valve which is
suspended from a flexible diaphragm stretched across a portion of the casing or
containing vessel or chamber.
This diaphragm carrying the valve suspended is suitably weighted to admit of
the desired pressure of gas, and no more, existing beyond such regulating means,
by reason of the inflowing gas pressing on the diaphragm and when such pressure
exceeds the normal pressure for which the apparatus is adjusted the diaphragm is
raised bringing the valve more or less into position to close the valve passage and
so to check supply.
The Regulator may be arranged to be applied directly on the meter or may be
made to stand at the side thereof.
The connection between the valve and diaphragm may be a slender stem con-
nected to, or formed with the valve, passing through the diaphragm and secured
thereto by metallic or other rigid washers having flexible or leather washers
interposed to clamp the diaphragm to such stem aided by a jam nut which is
screwed onto a threaded hollow stem on the lower washer or equivalent means of
attachment may be employed.
The central stem may be secured in a hollow stem or opening in the parts
securing it to the diaphragm by soldering or other well known means.
The form of valve find most suitable is that of a coned figure but with its sides
curved or rounded instead of being straight.
The spindle, or stem, is guided in a bearing, or bearings and the weight or
weights, may be applied either just above the diaphragm, or higher above.
The form of seating for the valve should be of a more or less fine abutting edge
or face.

page_text: The connection of the valve and the operating diaphragm may be obtained
through the intervention of leverage so as to increase or otherwise modify the
speed of operation or movement relatively of those parts.
A suitable rest or stop is provided for the valve at its lowest position or for the
diaphragm or for both the valve and for the diaphragm to lodge upon.
A suitable opening or outlet gives ingress or egress for air to the air chamber
above the diaphragm.
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The arrangement of the parts may be considerably varied so long as an inlet
chamber for gas to be regulated communicating, by a passage closable by a valve
controlled by a diaphragm and suitably weighted, with a chamber for the gas
regulated is secured.

page_text: Supply CORHOTE
I JOHN WINSBORROW of 248 High Street in the City of Exeter, Gas Meter
Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN GAS
REGULATORS OR SUPPLY GOVERNORS 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 apparatus for regulating or controlling the supply of
gas to burners or such like means of consumption.
In carrying out my invention I employ an arrangement of apparatus substan-
tially as shewn in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shews one
modification adapted to be applied directly on the meter of the gas in section A
being the inlet pipe to the Regulator and B the outlet therefrom.
Figure 2 shews another modification more especially adapted for use at the side
of or removed from being directly over the meter and in which the connection of
the valve D and flexible diaphragm is obtained directly.
Figure 3 shews another modification in which the connection of the valve stem
and the flexible diaphragm is obtained through the intervention of leverage. In
each of the modifications the same general construction is maintained substantially
that is to say
I arrange a suitable casing a with inlet passage A and outlet passage B, which
are separated by a division, or partition c, containing a valve seat d and opening e
for the passage of the gas to be regulated the direction of which is indicated by
arrows and this opening e is capable of being closed, or partially closed, or left free
by means of a valve D which is suspended from a flexible diaphragm f stretched
across a portion of the casing or containing vessel or chamber a. This diaphragm f
carrying the valve D suspended is suitably weighted at g to admit of the desired
pressure of gas, and no more, existing beyond such regulating means, by reason of
the inflowing gas pressing on the diaphragm f and when such pressure exceeds the
normal pressure for which the apparatus is adjusted the diaphragm f is raised
bringing the valve D more or less into position to close the valve passage e and so
to check supply.
The Regulator may be arranged to be applied directly on the meter as shewn
arranged particularly to suit such a location in Fig. 1. or it may be made to stand
at the side thereof as shewn particularly to suit such location in Figs. 2 and 3.
The connection between the valve D and the diaphragm f is by a slender stem h,
connected to or formed with the valve D, passing through the diaphragm f and
secured thereto by metallic or other rigid washers i, i¹, having flexible or leather
washers k, k¹, interposed to clamp the diaphragm f to such stem h aided by a jam
nut which is screwed onto a threaded hollow stem m on the lower washer i¹ or
equivalent means of attachment may be employed-The central stem h may be
secured in a hollow stem or opening in the parts securing it to the diaphragm f by
soldering or other well known means.
This form of valve D I find most suitable; that is to say, a coned figure with its
sides curved or rounded outwards instead of being straight.

page_text: The spindle, or stem is guided in a bearing, or bearings h¹, h¹, and the weight
or weights g may be applied either just above the diaphragm for still higher
above. h² forms a rest for the valve at its lowest position.
The form or shape of abutting edge of the seating for the valve D should be of
a more or less fine or a sharp edge or face.
In Figure 3 is shewn a modification of my invention in which the connection
of the valve D and the operating diaphragm ƒ is obtained through the intervention
of leverage and the stem h is formed in two sections h and h³ so as to increase or
otherwise modify the speed of operation or movement relatively of those parts.
The lever n centred at n¹ to the support n' is connected to the weighted rod h
at n³ and to the valve rod h³ at n² whereby the relative rate of movement of the
valve D to the diaphragm is modified.
A suitable rest or stop ha is provided for the valve D at its lowest position in
Fig. 3 or this may be for the diaphragm as in Fig. 1, or for both the valve D and
for the diaphragm f to to lodge upon as in Figure 2.
A suitable opening or outlet w gives ingress or egress for air to the air chamber
above the diaphragm.
The arrangement of the parts may be considerably varied so long as an inlet
chamber for gas to be regulated communicating, by a passage closable by a valve
Controlled by a diaphragm and suitably weighted, with a chamber for the gas
regulated is secured substantially as set forth.
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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
The arrangement or combination in a Gas regulator of an inlet passage for gas to
be regulated and an outlet passage for the regulated gas separated by a partition
or diving wall having a passage through it formed as a valve seat with a sharp
abutting edge to fit against a valve of substantially the form shewn and described
controlled by a diaphragm suitably weighted all constructed and applied substan-
tially as set forth.