Apparatus for providing a fuel-air mixture

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING (1) A PIPE-LIKE MEMBER WHEREIN A MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE IS DEFINED, THIS PASSAGE BEING ADAPTED TO BE SUPPLIED WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR, AND SAID PIPE-LIKE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES EXTENDING THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF; (2) A FIRST JACKET MEMBER PARTIALLY SURROUNDING AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE REGION OF SAID PIPELIKE MEMBER HAVING SAID HOLES THEREIN; (3) A FUEL CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BODY OF LIQUID FUEL, SAID FUEL CHAMBER OPENING THROUGH SAID FIRST JACKET MEMBER INTO THE SPACE DEFINED BETWEEN IT AND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PIPE-LIKE MEMBER SO THAT A GASEOUS MIXTURE FORMED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBER MAY BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE PIPELIKE MEMBER AND PASS THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE WALL THEREOF TO ENTER SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE THEREIN, AND (4) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FUEL CHAMBER WHEREBY A SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY BE DIRECTED THEREINTO IN A MANNER EFFECTIVE TO AGITATE AT LEAST THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF LIQUID FUEL AND GENERATE AND FORM A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE WITH VAPORS THEREFROM, SAID FUEL CHAMBER BEING IN GAS FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AS AFORESAID SO THAT A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE FORMED IN THE CHAMBER MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AND THERE MIX WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR FLOWING THEREIN TO FORM A SECOND AND FINAL GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING (1) A SECOND JACKET MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID FUEL CHAMBE AND DEFINING A SPACE BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE FUEL CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR AND DISTRIBUTING IT AROUND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE CHAMBER, AND (II) A PLURALITY OF SPACED PASSAGES DEFINED IN THE WALL OF SAID FUEL CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY FLOW INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE FUEL CHAMBER.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING (1) A PIPE-LIKE MEMBER WHEREIN A MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE IS DEFINED, THIS PASSAGE BEING ADAPTED TO BE SUPPLIED WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR, AND SAID PIPE-LIKE MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF HOLES EXTENDING THROUGH THE WALL THEREOF; (2) A FIRST JACKET MEMBER PARTIALLY SURROUNDING AND IN SPACED RELATION TO THE REGION OF SAID PIPELIKE MEMBER HAVING SAID HOLES THEREIN; (3) A FUEL CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BODY OF LIQUID FUEL, SAID FUEL CHAMBER OPENING THROUGH SAID FIRST JACKET MEMBER INTO THE SPACE DEFINED BETWEEN IT AND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID PIPE-LIKE MEMBER SO THAT A GASEOUS MIXTURE FORMED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBER MAY BE DISTRIBUTED AROUND THE PIPELIKE MEMBER AND PASS THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE WALL THEREOF TO ENTER SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE THEREIN, AND (4) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FUEL CHAMBER WHEREBY A SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY BE DIRECTED THEREINTO IN A MANNER EFFECTIVE TO AGITATE AT LEAST THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF LIQUID FUEL AND GENERATE AND FORM A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE WITH VAPORS THEREFROM, SAID FUEL CHAMBER BEING IN GAS FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AS AFORESAID SO THAT A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE FORMED IN THE CHAMBER MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AND THERE MIX WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR FLOWING THEREIN TO FORM A SECOND AND FINAL GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID MEANS COMPRISING (1) A SECOND JACKET MEMBER SURROUNDING SAID FUEL CHAMBE AND DEFINING A SPACE BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE FUEL CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR AND DISTRIBUTING IT AROUND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF THE CHAMBER, AND (II) A PLURALITY OF SPACED PASSAGES DEFINED IN THE WALL OF SAID FUEL CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY FLOW INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE FUEL CHAMBER.

Claim 3

AN APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING (1) A PIPE-LIKE MEMBER WHEREIN A MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE IS DEFINED, THIS PASSAGE BEING ADAPTED TO BE SUPPLIED WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR; (2) A FUEL CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BODY OF LIQUID FUEL; (3) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FUEL CHAMBER WHEREBY A SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY BE DIRECTED THEREINTO, AND (4) A FUEL AGITATING MECHANISM DISPOSED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBER TO BE IN CONTACT WITH A BODY OF FUEL THEREIN, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE FLOW OF A SECOND STREAM OF AIR INTO THE FUEL CHAMBER FOR OPERATIVELY DRIVING THE MECHANISM TO AGITATE AT LEAST THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF FUEL AND DISPOSED TO ALLOW SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR TO FLOW TOWARD THE SURFACE OF THE BODY OF FUEL IN THE FUEL CHAMBER AND FORM A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE WITH VAPORS GENERATED FROM SAID SURFACE, SAID FUEL CHAMBER BEING IN GAS FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE SO THAT A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE FORMED IN THE CHAMBER MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AND THERE MIX WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR FLOWING THEREIN TO FORM A SECOND FINAL GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE

Claim 4

AN APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A FUEL-AIR MIXTURE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING (1) A PIPE-LIKE MEMBER WHEREIN A MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE IS DEFINED, THIS PASSAGE BEING ADAPTED TO BE SUPPLIED WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR; (2) A FUEL CHAMBER ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A BODY OF LIQUID FUEL; (3) MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FUEL CHAMBER WHEREBY A SECOND STREAM OF AIR MAY BE DIRECTED THEREINTO, AND (4) A FUEL AGITATING MECHANISM DISPOSED IN SAID FUEL CHAMBER TO BE IN CONTACT WITH A BODY OF FUEL THEREIN, SAID MECHANISM INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE FLOW OF A SECOND STREAM OF AIR INTO THE FUEL CHAMBER FOR OPERATIVELY DRIVING THE MECHANISM TO AGITATE AT LEAST THE SURFACE OF SAID BODY OF FUEL AND DISPOSED TO ALLOW SAID SECOND STREAM OF AIR TO FLOW TOWARD THE SURFACE OF THE BODY OF FUEL IN THE FUEL CHAMBER AND FORM A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE WITH VAPORS GENERATED FROM SAID SURFACE, SAID FUEL CHAMBER BEING IN GAS FLOW COMMUNICATION WITH SAID MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE SO THAT A FIRST AND INTERMEDIATE GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE FORMED IN THE CHAMBER MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE MAIN AIR FLOW PASSAGE AND THERE MIX WITH A FIRST STREAM OF AIR FLOWING THEREIN TO FORM A SECOND FINAL GASEOUS FUEL-AIR MIXTURE