US1922581A - Water heater - Google Patents

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1933- B. R. GLOVER in AL 1,922,581

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Application April 25, 1932. Serial No. 607,448

8 Claims. (01. 257248) Our invention relates to improvements in water pipe 16 has its ends communicated around said heaters, and particularly to a water heater having chordal partition 8 in the reduced portion 6. The new and novel features of construction, whereby U-shaped pipe 16 extends in a plane parallel with heating of the water is accelerated, and the conthe plane of the drum. The arrows indicate that venience of using the device greatly increased. the cold water is introduced by means of the pipe 60 It is also an important object of our invention 14, the nipple l2 and the chamber 11 into the leg to provide a structure of this type which is me- 17 of the U-shaped pipe 16 and that the cold chanically superior, and is susceptible of cheap Water travels therein and is heated in the pipe 16 and rugged manufacture. and then passes into the main portion of the Other objects and advantages of our invendrum where it is further heated and then passes 65 tion will be apparent from a reading of the folout or discharges through the nipple 13 and the lowing description in connection with the drawpipe into the reservoir or the like which has ing, wherein for purposes of illustration we have been provided, which is not shown in the drawshown a preferred embodiment of the invention. ing.

In the drawing:-- 7 It will be observed that the device of the inven- 7 Figure l is a horizontal sectional view showtion may be placed to rest upon or to be mounted ing the interior of the drum. in conjunction with the heat producing means, Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view such as a coai or wood stove or a gas or electric taken approximately on the line 22 of Figure range. The U-shaped pipe 16 may be placed in 1 looking in the direction of the arrows. the flame of the source of heat, while the drum 75 Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through may be placed with its wide end upon a stove Figure 1, taken approximately on the line 3.3 top or in a stove opening or in any other suitlooking in the direction of the arrows. able heat receiving relationship. If desired, the

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral bottom 10 of the drum may be made of heavy 5 generally designates the heatingdrum which heatretaining material so that the waterthereso is in the form of a generally flat cylinder providin may be kept hot longer. ed with the upper reduced portion 6 and the low- Because of the circulation set up by the arer expanded portion 7. rangement .of the partition and the communica- At one side the interior of the drum is provided tions of the inlet and outlet pipes and of the U- with a chordal partition 8 which extends from shaped pipe 16, a continuous circulation of water the top 9 of the drum to the bottom 10 of the is produced, the cold water being introduced and drum as seen in Figures 1 and 3. In this way a circulated into the U-shaped pipe 16 which is chamber 11 is formed between the partition 8 and maintained at a high temperature, and the water the side walls of the drum for a purpose to be de is given an increased temperature as it passes 35 scribed. into the drum, which is also heated, where the The drum has at one side a pair of tangentially water gains further heat and condenses the steam projecting generally parallel nipples 12, 13, which. therein, then. is circulated and discharged are spaced at a distance somewhat within a diamthrough the outlet pipe 15 to be stored or used. eter of the drum. With the nipple 12 communi- Though we have shown and described herein 40 cates a cold water inlet pipe l4,'and with the a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is nipple l3 communicates a hot water outlet pipe to be definitely understood that We do not desire 15. The cold water inlet pipe 14 may be conto limit the application of the invention thereto, nected to any suitable supply of water, While the and any change or changes may be made in maoutlet hot water pipe 15 may be connected to a terial and structure and arrangement of parts,

45 suitable hot water reservoir, or to any other hot within the spirit of the invention and the scope water system desired. It will be observed that of the subjoined claims. the nipples 12, 13 project from the expanded por- What is claimed is: tion '7. 1. A water heater comprising a vertical cylin- The n ppl 12 is located in communication wi h drical drum, a chordal partition'in the dlul'll de- 50 the Chamber While the pp 13 is ca in fining a small chamber at one side thereof, and COmmllniCatiOn With the main DOrliiOn 0f the a cold water inlet communicating with said drum. chamber, and a hot water outlet leading from A heating p p 16 of generally D form the remainder of the interior of the drum, and

. is located in a plane approximately at 90 degrees a, heating pipe extending from the drum and 55 from the plane of the p p The p d communicated with said chamber and with the remainder of the drum, whereby cold water introduced into the drum is circulated first through said chamber, then through said heating pipe and then into the drum for discharge therefrom. said drum being relatively flat and provided with a reduced upper portion from which said heating pipe is extended.

2. A water heater comprising a vertical drum, a partition in the drum defining a chamber, and a cold water inlet communicating with said chamber, and a hot water outlet communicating with the remainder of the interior of the drum, and a heating pipe extending from the drum and com-v municated with said chamber and the remainder of the drum, whereby cold water introduced is circulated through the chamber, through said heating pipe and returned into the drum for discharge therefrom, said drum being relatively fiat and provided with a reduced upper portion in which said heating pipe is located, said inlet and outlet means being located in the unreduced portion of the drum.

3. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a fluid heating pipe extending laterally from the casing and having its ends communicated through-the wall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, a partition in the casing deflning a relatively small chamber at one side thereof, one end of said partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe and at a relatively sharp angle thereto, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and heated fluid discharge means leading from the main portion of the casing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat.

4. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heat ing pipe extending laterally from the casing and havingits ends communicated through the wall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, a partition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber, one end of said partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid discharge means communicated with the main portion of the casing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat,-

ing pipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid discharge means communicated with the main portion of the cas-- ing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat, said casing being a vertical cylinder having a reduced upper portion and an expanded lower portion.

6. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heat ing pipe extending'laterally from the casing and having its ends communicated through the wall of the casin at spaced points approximately in the same plane, a partition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber, one end of said partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid discharge means communicated with the main portion of the easing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted for subjection to heat, said casing being a vertical cylinder and said partition being arranged chordally close to one wall of the casing.

7. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heating pipe extending laterally fromthe casing and having its ends communicated through the wall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same plane, a partition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber, one end of said partition being located between the ends of the heating pipe, cold fluid inlet means communicated with the chamber, and hot fluid discharge means communicated with the -main portion of the casing, the bottom of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted forsubjection to heat, said casing being a vertical cylinder having a reduced upperportion and an expanded lower portion, said heating pipe being communicatedwith the reduced upper portion of the casing, and said fluid inlet means and fluid discharge means being communicated with the expanded lower portion of the casing.

8. A fluid heater comprising a casing, a heating pipe extending laterally from-the casing and having its ends communicated through the wall of the casing at spaced points approximately in the same'plane, a partition in the casing defining a relatively small chamber at one side thereof, one end of said partition being located between the points where the ends of the heating pipe communicate with the interiorv oi the casing, cold fluid inlet means leading into the chamber, and hot fluid discharge means leading from the main portion'of the, casing, the bottom. of the casing and said heating pipe being adapted. for subjection to heat so, as to heat and circulate the fluid therein, said heating pipe, and said inlet means and discharge means, being arranged at approximately 9050f horizontal angularity with the heating pipe.

BENJ'IMAN' Roennr GLOVER. WILLIAM J. BRYAN NICHOLSON.

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