Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Retorts for use in the Manufacture of Coal Gas, and for similar purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application. 5th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 24th Sept., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Retorts for use
in the Manufacture of Coal Gas, and for similar purposes.
I, EDWARD DRORG, of 36 Erdberger Lande, Vienna, in the Empire of Austria,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to an arrangement for charging inclined retorts used in the
manufacture of coal gas or for other purposes.
According to my said invention the mouth-pieces of the retorts are either free or
embedded in brick-work. A coal hopper is placed above the bench or benches,
which contains the coal required for charging the retorts the coal being broken up
and lifted by suitable machinery. The bottom of the coal hopper has one or more
openings which can be closed by a slide operated by means of a long lever.
A smaller movable hopper of any form, sufficient to contain the entire charge for
one retort runs on wheels upon rails beneath the main coal-hoppers.
This movable hopper has also an opening at the bottom smaller than that of the
mouth piece which can be shut by a slide. If a retort is to be charged, the
workman pushes the movable hopper under the opening of the coal-hopper opens
the slide by means of the lever and the coal fills the movable hopper of which the
bottom slide is closed. When the said movable hopper is full, the workman closes
the top slide pushes the movable hopper over the retort to be charged, puts the
shoot into the mouthpiece opens the bottom slide and the coal falls into the retort,
completing the charge.
Dated this 5th day of December 1891.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Charging Inclined Retorts for use
in the Manufacture of Coal Gas, and for similar purposes.
I EDWARD DRORG of 36 Erdberger Lande Vienna in the Empire of Austria 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 an arrangement for charging inclined retorts used in the
manufacture of coal gas or for other purposes.
In the accompanying drawings I have shown how my said invention may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a front view of my improved apparatus.
Figure 2 is a side view of the same and
Figure 3 shows a portion of Fig. 2 drawn to a larger scale.
According to my said invention the mouthpieces a of the retorts bare either free
or embedded in brickwork. A coal hopper E is placed above the bench or benches,
which contains the coal required for charging the retorts 6 the coal being broken
up and lifted by suitable machinery. The bottom D of the coal hopper E has one
or more openings L which can be closed when desired by a slide F by means of a
long lever 9.
A smaller moveable hopper I of any suitable form and of sufficient capacity to
contain the entire charge for one retort runs on wheels H upon rails R beneath the
main coal hoppers E.

page_text: This moveable hopper has also an opening at the bottom smaller than that of the
mouthpiece a which can be shut by a slide k. If a retort is to be charged, the
workman pushes the moveable hopper I under the opening L of the coal hopper E
opens the slide F by means of the lever y whereupon the coal fills the moveable
hopper of which the bottom slide k is closed. When the said moveable hopper I
is full, the workman closes the top slide F pushes the moveable hopper I over the
retort to be charged, puts the chute S into the mouthpiece a opens the bottom
slide k and allows the coal to fall into the retort thus completing the charge.
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 ;-
1. An arrangement for filling inclined retorts used in the manufacture of coal gas
and for similar purposes, by which the coal or other material to be charged into a
retort or other recipient is permitted to fall by means of the slide F of the hopper E,
through the opening L of the coal hopper E into the moveable hopper I.
2. The moveable hopper 1 for containing the complete charge, for a retort or
other recipient, suspended on wheels and adapted to be pushed in the required
direction along the overhead rails and be discharged by opening the slide k.
Dated this 20th day of August 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.