Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus.
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus.
'I JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD of 39 Thornhill Road, Barnsbury, County of
London, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements of parts and their arrangement
to constitute a rapid heating of water for domestic and other purposes in small
yet continuous streams, the heat being regulated by the degree of opening of the
supply tap.
For the purpose of this invention I make a cylindrical or other shape of casing
and employ a swing gas burner in the lower part said burner being in connection
with a branch in which is a gas valve governable by the water supply as hereafter
mentioned.
Above the buner is a conical screen affixed to the casing at the lower part and
carries near the top an outwardly using deflector having apertures near its lower
portion. The cone and the deflector has standing up therefrom a series of rods on
which is a baffle or crown plate with curled down outer edge.
Above the battle or crown plato at a distance apart are two gauze discs of
different diameters these being secured to another cone above which is a series of
connecting rods having other baffle plates on rings affixed.
Between where the two cones are niranged is a screen or liner to protect the
outer cusing from the direct heat of gaseous products, this and the outer casing
forming a water chamber
The casing is provided with a donic or other outlet for the gas fumes.
The water supply pipe is outside the casing and has a rose or spreader branch
leading centrally between the two cones Below the rose branch the supply pipe
has a box in which is a diaphragm with a stem projecting from the underside and
carrying a gas valve which can be caused to press against a seating formed in the
pipe under the action of a spring encircling the stem.
The gas entry is between the diaphragm and valve and although the gas tap
may be turnedion no gas can pass to the burner unless water pressure exists in the
supply pipe.
provide a tap near the gas burner which can be shut off so that cold water
can be drawn off from the apparatus when desired.
In action. The water supply 18 turned on and water enters the apparatus in a
fine division from the rose or spreader and ascends under the pressure to strike
against the lower gauze disc for breaking it up finer and also to the upper gauze
to still further reduce it so that it falls partly on to the crown plate and partly
into the chamber surrounding said plate and the first named or lower cone a
sufficient quantity of the water spraying or splashing into the chamber between the
beat screen and the outer casing and from the surplus water can flow on to the
crown plate or into its adjoining chamber.
The gas flame from a ring burner passos up within the lower cone and strikes
under the crown plate, the products issuing from around it to commingle with! and

page_text: for condensing the gas fumes, the flame only capable of being lighted after the
supply of water is turned on.
The stem of the diaphragm may be surrounded by a guide tubę.
Dated this 13th day of May 1895.
Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus
I, JOSEPH WINTERFLOOD, of 39 Thornhill Road, Bainsbury, County of
London, 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 certain improvements of parts and then arrangement to
constitute a rapid heating of water for domestic and other purposes in small yet
continuous streams, the heat being regulated by the degree of opening of the
supply tap.
For the purpose of this invention and as I show on the annexed sectional
elevation, I make a cylindrical or other shape of casing A, and employ a swing gas
burner B in the lower part, said burner being in connection with a branch C in
which is a gas valve D governable by the water supply as hereafter mentioned.
The conical screen E is affixed to the casing at the lower part and carries near
the top an outwardly rising deflector or trough having apertures G, G, near its
lower portion
His a baffle oi crown plate above which at a distance apart are
two gauze discs I, J, of different diameters these being secured to another cone K
affixed by a series of connecting rods 1, L.
M 18 ang cari ying a baffle plate or dome N.
P is a scicen o line to protect the outer casing A from the direct heat of
guseous products, this and the outer casing forming a water chamber.
The casing is provided with a dome or other outlet Q for the gas fumes.
The water supply pipe R is outside the casing, and has a branch S leading to a
1ose or spreader T centrally placed under lower gauze 1.
Below the rose branch S, the supply pipe has a box U in which is a diaphragm V
with a stem W projecting from the underside and carrying the gas valve D which
can be caused to press against a seating formed in the pipe under the action of a
spring X euch cling the stem W.
The gas entry is at Y between the diaphragm V and valve D and although the
gas tap may be turned on no gas can pass to the burner unless water pressure
oxists in the supply pipe R.
provide a tap Z near the gas bunner which can be shut off, so that cold water
can be drawn off from the apparatus when desired
In action. The water supply at R is tuned on aud water enters the apparatus
in a hoe division from the iose on spreader T, and ascends under the pleasure to
strike against the lower gauze disc 1 for breaking it up, and also against the upper
gauze to still further reduce it, and hnally against the baffle N from which a
quantity splashes onto the ng M or to K, and thence into the chamber between
the outer shell and the liner I', the remainder falling upon H over its hip into the
trough F and thence to the lower chamber a.
A little hole in the bottom of spreader socket ensures a supply of water to the
centre of II to keep it cool.
The gas flame from a ring burner passes up within the lower cone E and strikes

page_text: under the crown plate H, the products issuing from around it to commingle with
the falling water for condensing the gas fumes.
It will be understood that the flame only 18 lighted after the supply of water has
been turned on.
The stem W of the diaphragm V is surrounded by a guide tube b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
claim 18:-
1. The improvements in water heating apparatus herein set forth and represouted,
consisting of cone E, trough F, suspended deflector plate H, gauzes I, J, ring M,
top baffle N, so arranged that the water by the rose T is spread, splashed, and
broken up into fine particles and made to flow over in spray like form to condense
the uprising fumes and escaping products from the gas flames all as and for the
purposes described.
2. In a water heating apparatus of the geyser kind shown, the spreader rose T
as a means of separating the water into fine streams prior to being again broken
up into spray to absorb heat at the same time to condense the fumes arising from
gas jets substantially as set forth.
3. In a water heating apparatus of the geyser kind, the combination of a
spreader rose T with a suspended cage formed with a deflector H and intercepting
meshed screeus I, J, cone K and baffles M, N, through and under which the heated
products of combustion are caused to pass, as set forth.
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H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Joseph Winterflood.