US1266950A - Carbon-removing-solution holder. - Google Patents

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E. F. JONES.

CARBON REMOVING SOLUTION HOLDER. APPucAnoN man DEC.20.191$. RENEWED MAnLzl. 191s.

Patented May 21, 1918.

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EDWARD F. JONES, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CARBON-REMOVING-SOLUTION HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Application filed December 20, 1915, Serial No. 67,882. Renewed March 21, 1918. Serial No. 223,868.

7 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Eowann F. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Carbon-Removing-Solution Holders, of which the following is a specification.

his invention relates to improvements in apparatus for supplying a carbon-removing solution to internal combustion engines, and the object is to provide a conveniently located receptacle with means for supplying hot water from the circulatory system of the engine in which to make the solution, and means for discharging the solution into the hydrocarbon mixture with which it is drawn in and through the engine, so as to reach all of the carbon deposits therein.

I accomplish the above, and other objects which will hereinafter appear, by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawing. in which- Figure 1, is a view in side elevation of an automobile radiator and engine with the near side of the hood removed, and showing my invention installed in operative position, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the solutionreceptacle 0n the line 22 of Fig. 3, with the inlet and outlet tubes removed and with the door raised or open, through which the chemical ingredients are introduced, the view being on a larger scale than in Fig. 1; and Fig. 8 is a cross section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

My invention may be used to advantage with any internal combustion engine where it is desired to loosen, disintegrate, and remove the always occurring carbon deposits within the pipes, valves, and cylinders. Solutions of salt and other chemicals, coal oil, and other materials are and may be used with my invention, as Well as a special chemical preparation of my own for the purpose stated, which will be made the subject matter of a separate application for patent and will not need to be disclosed here, in view of thegeneral utility of my present invention in connection with many well known preparations.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, a is the main frame of an automobile, 5 the dash, 6 the engine cylinders, 7 the carburetor, 8

the manifold pipes leading from the carbureter to the cylinders, 9 the radiator, 10 the upper tube from the radiator to the waterjacket around the cylinders, 11 the fan and 12 the hood, all here intended to be typical of automobile construction in general, to all of which my invention is applicable.

A solution receptacle 13, which is an important part of my invention, is here shown as a horizontal cylindrical vessel formed preferably of tinned or galvanized sheet metal. Both ends are closed. One end is fiat to fit snugly against the dash 5, at any convenient place within the hood 12, where it is retained by screws 11, passing through ears projecting externally of the vessel at the flat end. For ornamental reasons the other end of the vessel is preferably rounded in an outward direction as shown, and this end is provided with two nipples 15 and 16, to which flexible hose- pipes 17 and 18, are respectively attached. I install a pet-cock 1.9 in the upper tube 10, to which the other end of the hose pipe 17 is attached, and a like pet-cock 20, in the manifold pipe 8, to which the other end of the hose pipe 18, is attached. The location of the pet-cock 20 need not be exactly where shown, as any place will answer the purpose which will deliver the contents of the solution receptacle 13, into the conductors which are conveying the hydrocarbon mixture to the cylinders of the engine.

The solution receptacle 13 is supplied with hot Water for making the solution, through the hose pipe 17 from the upper tube 10. The ingredients to be dissolved in the water are introduced into the receptacle 13 through an opening in the top of the vessel, which is closed, except while said ingredients are being introduced, by a door 21, which is hinged to the vessel in the manner shown. This door has plates 22 and 23 on each side, integrally formed with it, in segments of a circle whereby they will pass freely through the opening when the door is opened and closed. These plates are dished outwardly as shown in Fig. 2, to contact the sides of the opening and lock the door except when sufficient force is applied to force the dished plates past said sides of the opening; and the corners of the plates are bent out to form stops 24: which limit the extent of opening of the door by engagement with the walls of the vessel 13. One of the principal functions of the plates 22 and 23, is to keep the air currents set in motion by the fan 11, from. blowing thechemicals and wasting them as they are being introduced mto the vessel.

A plate 216, formed by bending down the, section of sheet metal at said opening into the receptacle 13, in the form of a tongue as shown-in Fig. 3, instead of removing it,

' sel isopened and the ingredients to assist in loosening and removing the carbon are deposited upon the plate 26 from which they pass down by gravlty to the water with which they form a solution or mixture. The

pet-cock 20 is opened while the engine is running and the suction of the engine draws the contents of the receptacle 18 gradually through pipe 18 and manifold pipes 8, into the engine bathing the valves and all parts where carbon deposits occur.

Auxiliary air may be beneficially supplied to the hydro-carbon mixture by leaving the petcock 20 open, with the cook 19 closed. Heated air from the interior of the hood, entering the empty vessel 13 through its door-closed opening, Whether the door be closed or not, as it does not make an airtight fit, and more or less strained from dust and other impurities, may thus be supplied with benefit after-all of-the solution has been used.

Having thus fully described my invention,'what I claim as newand wish to secure by Letters Patent, is I In combination with an internal combustion engine having a circulatory system, a receptacle for containing a decarbonizing solution, said receptacle having a top opening for the introduction of a carbon-re mover, a hinged door to close said opening, a distributer-plate extending obliquely under the opening Within the receptacle, means for supplying water from the circulatory system of the engine to the receptacle, and means for discharging the contents of the receptacle into the manifold of the engine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana, this 3rd day of December, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

EDWARD r. JONES. [Ls] Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

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