US3915623A - Wind-proof cigarette lighter burner - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
- F23D14/02—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone
- F23D14/04—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone induction type, e.g. Bunsen burner
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23D—BURNERS
- F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
- F23D14/46—Details, e.g. noise reduction means
- F23D14/62—Mixing devices; Mixing tubes
- F23D14/64—Mixing devices; Mixing tubes with injectors
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
- F23Q2/00—Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
- F23Q2/16—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
- F23Q2/162—Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase with non-adjustable gas flame
- F23Q2/163—Burners (gas valves)
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- the jet pump opens 1966, abandoned, and 728,933, y 14, into a flame tube in which is positioned a disk-like 1968 abandoned and 7613372 18, flameholder having a series of peripheral notches 1968 abandoned and 134993 Apnl around a central hub.
- the central hub provides reli- 1971, abandoned.
- This invention relates to burners of exceptionally small size, i.e. A inch diameter or less, and particularly to such burners adapted for use in a cigarette lighter operating on gaseous fuel.
- lighters of this type have in the past been particularly susceptible to blowout problems in the presence of ambient winds or even relatively gentle air movement.
- the invention involves a burner for a cigarette lighter operating on a gaseous fuel, the burner having means defining a fuel jet orifice of diameter D1 and, aligned with said orifice, a jet pump venturi of effective diameter D2 and length L2, the separation between the orifice and the entrance of the venturi being designated L1.
- the burner further involves a flame tube fed by the venturi, the inside diameter ofthe flame tube being D4.
- a disk-like flameholder providing a central hub and, around said hub, a plurality of peripheral openings, the combined area of the openings being A.
- the flameholder is spaced from the outlet of the venturi along the flow path by a distance L3.
- the burner is characterized by having a flame tube diameter D4 of about inch or less and having proportions such that is about Ll/DZ 1.67 DZ/Dl is about 17 L2/D2 is about 3.3v L3/D2 is about 1.5 D4/Dl is about and A/(Dl) is about 0.05.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a burner construction in which various of the parts are constructed of solid material, i.e. die cast or machined metal, rather than the stamped sheet metal construction disclosed in application Ser. No. 389,534, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,844,707.
- a die cast member 61 provides the flame tube 63 and a venturi 65 having a convergent inlet.
- a stamped sheet metal flameholder 67 is inserted into the flame tube, the flameholder being similar to that employed in the embodiment of application Ser. No. 389,534, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,844,707, i.e. having an annular rim 69 which facilitates its insertion within the flame tube and a series of vanes 71 which are struck up from the material of the flameholder so as to form pe ripheral openings around a central hub 73 (FIG. 2).
- the burner is part of an overall lighter construction and is arranged so as to be urged, to the left as viewed in the drawing, by a spring (not shown) which constitutes part of the valving arrangement.
- a counter bore 77 at the end of member 61 opposite the flame "tube receives an orifice member 79 having therein a fuel jet orifice 81.
- the orifice 81 being of small diameter, e.g. 0.0019 inch, is preferably cut with a laser drill.
- the counter bore 77 is of a depth such that the orifice is spaced from the entrance of the venturi 65 by a predetermined gap.
- a series of air inlet openings 88 arranged so that air is drawn in through these openings by jet pump action of the fuel jet in the ven' turi 65, the air being entrained with the fuel so as to provide an air-fuel mixture to the flame tube.
- the fuel flow entering the orifice is assumed to be gaseous although it may be derived from a liquified storage state.
- FIG. 3 which is a diagrammatic representation of the burner shown in FIG. 1, the various critical dimensions have been designated by appropriate reference characters in accordance as follows: D1 is the jet orifice diameter; D2 is the effective venturi diameter; D4
- the venturi diameter D2 is expressed as an effective diameter since, as is well understood in the art, the effective diameter of a venturi is increased if the inlet is smoothly rounded and is decreased if its inlet is square-shouldered.
- a preferred construction of this burner employs dimensions as set forth in the following Table I.
- At least one other ratio may be defined which is useful in describing preferred embodiments.
- the diameter of the chamber providing the gap between the fuel jet and the venturi was 0.078 giving a ratio D3/D2 2.4 but this ratio can be varied considerably within the constraints of the overall mechanical construction.
- a burner construction comprising:
- a disk-like flameholder providing a central hub and, around said hub, a plurality of peripheral openings, the combined area of said openings being A, said flame-holder being spaced from the outlet of said venturi by a distance L3, said burner being characterized by having a flame tube diameter D4 of about A inch or less and having proportions such that L1/D2 is about 1.67 D2/DI is about 17 L2/D2 is about 3.33 L3/D2 is about 1.5 D4/DI is about 118 and A/(D4) is about 0.05
- a burner construction comprising:
- venturi which is aligned with said fuel orifice, said venturi having an effective diameter of about 0.033 inch and a length 01 about 0.100 inch, the separation between said orifice and the entrance of said venturi being about 0.055 inch;
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US503611A US3915623A (en) | 1973-08-20 | 1974-09-06 | Wind-proof cigarette lighter burner |
AU83416/75A AU494582B2 (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-07-25 | Windproof cigarette lighter burner |
DE19752537110 DE2537110A1 (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-08-20 | WIND-PROOF BURNER FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTER |
ES440387A ES440387A1 (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-08-22 | Gas burner |
BR7505604A BR7505604A (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-02 | BURNER CONSTRUCTION FOR CIGARETTE LIGHTS |
IT6920775A IT1047964B (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-03 | LIGHTER BURNER |
JP10608675A JPS5177465A (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-03 | KAZENOSHITADE MOANZENNIC HATSUKASURUTABAKORAITAYOBAANA |
FR7527391A FR2284092A1 (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-05 | GAS LIGHTER BURNER |
GB3659275A GB1492307A (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-05 | Gas burner |
CA234,883A CA1040448A (en) | 1974-09-06 | 1975-09-05 | Wind-proof cigarette lighter burner |
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US00389534A US3844707A (en) | 1971-05-11 | 1973-08-20 | Low cost, wind proof cigarette lighter burner |
US503611A US3915623A (en) | 1973-08-20 | 1974-09-06 | Wind-proof cigarette lighter burner |
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EP0347383A2 (en) * | 1988-06-16 | 1989-12-20 | Ln Industries S.A. | Device for igniting fuels |
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US6827573B2 (en) | 2002-10-25 | 2004-12-07 | Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | Gas micro burner |
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JPH01108201U (en) * | 1988-01-11 | 1989-07-21 | ||
JPH0543681Y2 (en) * | 1988-01-11 | 1993-11-04 | ||
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EP0347383A3 (en) * | 1988-06-16 | 1990-07-04 | Ln Industries S.A. | Device for igniting fuels |
EP0348914A2 (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1990-01-03 | Tokai Corporation | An inner combustion type of gaslighter |
EP0348914A3 (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1990-08-01 | Tokai Corporation | An inner combustion type of gaslighter |
JPH0412356Y2 (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1992-03-25 | ||
JPH0214549U (en) * | 1988-07-01 | 1990-01-30 | ||
JPH0292458U (en) * | 1988-12-27 | 1990-07-23 | ||
JPH02109159U (en) * | 1989-02-15 | 1990-08-30 | ||
US4934927A (en) * | 1989-06-22 | 1990-06-19 | The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy | Perforated flame deflector |
US5055034A (en) * | 1989-07-26 | 1991-10-08 | Wang Zhi Lin | Windproof cigarette lighter with double flames |
EP0430622A1 (en) * | 1989-11-27 | 1991-06-05 | James C.H. Yang | Windproof lighter |
US5221820A (en) * | 1991-12-13 | 1993-06-22 | Win International, Inc. | Laser cigarette lighter |
WO1993011904A1 (en) * | 1991-12-13 | 1993-06-24 | Win International, Inc. | Laser cigarette lighter |
US5268553A (en) * | 1991-12-13 | 1993-12-07 | Win International, Inc. | Laser cigarette lighter |
US5785254A (en) * | 1995-07-28 | 1998-07-28 | Robert Bosch Gmbh | Fuel injection valve |
US6536442B2 (en) | 2000-12-11 | 2003-03-25 | Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | Lighter integral with a smoking article |
US20050069831A1 (en) * | 2002-10-25 | 2005-03-31 | Brown & Williamson U.S.A., Inc. | Gas micro burner |
US6827573B2 (en) | 2002-10-25 | 2004-12-07 | Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation | Gas micro burner |
US7488171B2 (en) | 2002-10-25 | 2009-02-10 | R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company | Gas micro burner |
US20040161720A1 (en) * | 2002-12-05 | 2004-08-19 | Han In Hee | Laundry dryer having gas combustion apparatus |
US7172413B2 (en) * | 2002-12-05 | 2007-02-06 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Laundry dryer having gas combustion apparatus |
US20110117508A1 (en) * | 2009-11-16 | 2011-05-19 | Honeywell International Inc. | Portable gas torch suitable for igniting a flame in combustion equipment |
US9097423B2 (en) | 2009-11-16 | 2015-08-04 | Honeywell International, Inc. | Portable gas torch suitable for igniting a flame in combustion equipment |
US20140252131A1 (en) * | 2011-10-06 | 2014-09-11 | Lincoln Global, Inc. | Swirl combustion air fuel torch |
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