US5377628A
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Exhaust cooling system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-12-09
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Granted: 1995-01-03
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Expires: 2013-12-09
Abstract
Abstract Exhaust gases in a passageway from an internal combustion engine arranged for driving a liquid pump are cooled by pumped liquid passing through a line within the exhaust passageway to a liquid output jet. Water inlet to the pump can also pass through a cooling passageway around the combustion chamber of the engine, and the heat transferred from the engine to the liquid warms the liquid for cleaning purposes.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph S. Adams
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 20:49
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L11/00; A47L11/40; A47L11/408; A47L11/4088; A47L11/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
161 words
An exhaust cooling system for an internal combustion engine arranged for powering a fluid pump so that the engine and pump combination can be carried and manipulated by an operator, said exhaust cooling system comprising: a. a liquid flow line extending in a fixed direction from said pump to an outlet forming a high velocity liquid jet directed by said operator by manipulating the engine and pump combination to aim the liquid flow line; b. an exhaust passageway extending in a fixed direction from said engine and extending around said liquid flow line leading from said pump so that heat is transferred from exhaust gases in said passageway to said liquid in said flow line upstream of said high velocity liquid jet as the liquid line and the exhaust passageway are aimed by operator manipulation of the engine and pump combination; and c. said engine, pump, liquid flow line, and exhaust passageway being integrally connected together for manipulation as a unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
161 words
An exhaust cooling system for an internal combustion engine arranged for powering a fluid pump so that the engine and pump combination can be carried and manipulated by an operator, said exhaust cooling system comprising: a. a liquid flow line extending in a fixed direction from said pump to an outlet forming a high velocity liquid jet directed by said operator by manipulating the engine and pump combination to aim the liquid flow line; b. an exhaust passageway extending in a fixed direction from said engine and extending around said liquid flow line leading from said pump so that heat is transferred from exhaust gases in said passageway to said liquid in said flow line upstream of said high velocity liquid jet as the liquid line and the exhaust passageway are aimed by operator manipulation of the engine and pump combination; and c. said engine, pump, liquid flow line, and exhaust passageway being integrally connected together for manipulation as a unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The exhaust cooling system of claim 1 wherein said exhaust passageway is dimensioned to be tuned to a predetermined operating speed of said engine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The exhaust cooling system of claim 1 wherein said engine is cooled by liquid drawn into an input to said pump.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A heat exchanger for a washing system powered by an internal combustion engine driving a liquid pump outputting a liquid jet, said heat exchanger comprising: a. an exhaust passageway extending in a fixed direction from the engine for conducting exhaust gases away from said engine; b. a liquid passageway extending in a fixed direction from the pump for flowing liquid driven by said pump; c. said exhaust and liquid passageways extending together in the direction of said liquid jet; d. a heat exchanger arranged between said exhaust and liquid passageways so that heat passes from hot gases in said exhaust passageway to liquid in said liquid passageway; and e. said engine, pump, and passageways being integrally connected as a unit that an operator can carry and manipulate for directing said liquid jet against surfaces to be washed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
137 words
A heat exchanger for a washing system powered by an internal combustion engine driving a liquid pump outputting a liquid jet, said heat exchanger comprising: a. an exhaust passageway extending in a fixed direction from the engine for conducting exhaust gases away from said engine; b. a liquid passageway extending in a fixed direction from the pump for flowing liquid driven by said pump; c. said exhaust and liquid passageways extending together in the direction of said liquid jet; d. a heat exchanger arranged between said exhaust and liquid passageways so that heat passes from hot gases in said exhaust passageway to liquid in said liquid passageway; and e. said engine, pump, and passageways being integrally connected as a unit that an operator can carry and manipulate for directing said liquid jet against surfaces to be washed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat exchanger of claim 4 wherein a liquid input to said pump is arranged to flow through a cooling passageway in said engine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat exchanger of claim 4 wherein said exhaust passageway is dimensioned for tuning the exhaust to a predetermined operating speed of said engine.
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