Improvements in Carburetters.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1899-Accepted, 24th June, 1899
Improvements in Carburetters.
I, CARL LANGE, of 22, Admiralitätstrasse, Hamburg, in the Empire of Germany,
Civil 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in carburetters, and the object of the
present invention is to provide a carburetter for transforming atmospheric air
into a combustible gas for lighting, heating, and so on, the novel construction
and combination and arrangement of parts being hereafter fully described, and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:
Figures 1 and 2 are vertical sectional views taken at right angles to one another
and
Figure 3 shows the carburetting apparatus connected to the other parts.
A designates a casing or reservoir having an extension A¹ on the bottom part
thereof. a is a supply pipe through which the benzol, with which the air is
carburetted flows into the reservoir A¹ and is supplied with an automatic stop-cock b
whereby the flow of the benzol out of the reservoir R (Figure 3) is regulated and
retained at a certain height within the reservoir A¹. Supported within the
reservoir A is a frame c carrying a plurality of broad wicks d which absorb and by
capillary attraction are saturated with the carburetting liquid. The wicks pass
over retaining brackets at the bottom of the frame, one below the other, the free
ends being secured to the top of frame, thus allowing any specified number of wicks
to be immersed in the carburetting liquid, or they may be removed by means of
the hand wheel e and spindle f supporting the frame c. g is the air supply pipe
branching into a plurality of perforated pipes h within the reservoir proper and
located between the wicks. As the air rises between the benzol saturated wicks,
it comes in contact with the vapour of the benzol, is impregnated therewith, and
passes out of the exhaust-pipe i and is ready for use. j is a scale or gauge to
determine the number of wicks out of action and by which the wick frame may
be readily adjusted to bring the desired number of wicks into action.
The carburetting action is as follows:-
The motor M (Figure 3) by means of the pump P forces air into the air-vessel W
and thence into the conduit g. This air current passes through the carburetting
chamber A mixes with the benzol vapours and then finally through the pipes i
as gas to supply consumers.
B is a water vessel in connection, by means of circulating pipes, with the gas
power motor for cooling the motor cylinder.
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. In a carburetter, the combination of a receptacle, an automatically controlled
oil supply pipe, a vertically adjustable wick carrying frame, a plurality of air

page_text: supply pipes located between the intervening wick spaces, and an exhaust-pipe,
substantially as described.
2. In a carburetter, the combination of a receptacle, an automatically controlled
oil supply pipe, a vertically adjustable wick-carrying-frame having the wicks
secured thereon one around the other with intervening -air spaces, so one or more
wicks may be immersed in the carburetting liquid, and air supply pipes located
between the wicks, substantially as described.
3. In a carburetter, the combination of the receptacle A, the extension A¹, the
oil supply pipe a, the automatic stop-cock b, wick carrying frame c hand wheel e,
spindle f, air supply pipes h gauge and exhaust-pipe i, substantially as described.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1899.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.