EP0096111A2 - Kamin mit Holzkloben, die ein Feuer vortäuschen - Google Patents

Kamin mit Holzkloben, die ein Feuer vortäuschen Download PDF

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EP0096111A2
EP0096111A2 EP82110391A EP82110391A EP0096111A2 EP 0096111 A2 EP0096111 A2 EP 0096111A2 EP 82110391 A EP82110391 A EP 82110391A EP 82110391 A EP82110391 A EP 82110391A EP 0096111 A2 EP0096111 A2 EP 0096111A2
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Leo E. Fox
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FOX FLAME Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F24C5/00—Stoves or ranges for liquid fuels
    • F24C5/02—Stoves or ranges for liquid fuels with evaporation burners, e.g. dish type
    • F24C5/04—Stoves or ranges for liquid fuels with evaporation burners, e.g. dish type wick type

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  • This invention is to provide a simulated log burning fireplace. Because of the manner of its construction it can be either inserted into an existing fireplace enclosure or can be enclosed in a suitable structure for use anywhere in a room.
  • the burner is arranged with respect to artificial noncombustible logs so as to give the appearance of a flame that is consuming the logs.
  • a storage chamber holds fluid fuel which is carried to the burner by a conduit between the storage chamber and the burner.
  • a filler tube is provided to fill the storage chamber, so fuel is not fed directly from the filler tube into the burner.
  • a simulated log burner which utilizes liquid fuel - is shown in U.S. Letters Patent 3,817,686.
  • a diffuser block serves as a burner element and is located in front of and below the imitation logs so that the flame is always in front of the logs.
  • Another simulated fireplace system is shown in U.S. Letters Patent 4,076,490 which illustrates an imitation noncombustible log having recesses or cavities for holding the liquid fuel and when the fuel is ignited it gives the appearance of a flame springing directly out of the artificial log.
  • a thin vertical box-like burner having a width approximating that of the length of a fireplace log contains liquid fuel with openings in the top of the burner for the flame to come out.
  • Platforms are provided to support an imitation noncombustible log over the top of the burner and in front of the burner to simulate a log burning fireplace.
  • a storage tank or chamber for the fuel is provided and is in fluid communication with the burner to feed the fuel to the burner.
  • a conduit connects the bottom of the fuel storage chamber to the burner and the chamber is tilted forward and sideward to insure that the fluid flow is always toward the burner and not to the storage tank.
  • a filler tube is provided by which fuel is poured into the storage chamber.
  • a set of vertical bars in front of the burner helps keep the imitation logs in place and enhances the appearance of the device.
  • a thin wide box-like burner 10 is made of some suitable metal such as cold-rolled steel closed on all sides with slot-like openings 11 along the top.
  • the burner normally contains fluid fuel and when the fluid is ignited the flame comes through the top openings 11.
  • a suitable fuel is provided to give a colorful flame simulating the flame of a wood burning fireplace.
  • the width of burner 10 is generally the length of a conventional fireplace log so as to closely simulate an actual log burning fireplace.
  • the burner 10 may have dimensions in the order of about 17-1/2" x 5" x 11211.
  • a back rest 13 Extending upward from the rear edge of platform 12 is a back rest 13 which is located at a distance so that the imitation log resting on platform 12 is above and at least part way over the top of the burner 10 to more accurately simulate the actual burning of a wood log.
  • the back rest 13 may be a flat plate metal member or supporting bars or the like.
  • Extending vertically upward from the front of lower platform member 14 is a plurality of parallel bars or rods 15 which serve the dual purpose of keeping the log resting on platform 14 in place and for making the device appear similar to a log burning fireplace.
  • a storage tank or chamber 17 for the liquid fuel Located behing the burner 10 and attached thereto by metal brackets 16 which are suitably fastened, such as by welding, is a storage tank or chamber 17 for the liquid fuel.
  • the storage chamber 17 is generally rectangular in cross section made out of some suitable metal such as steel for rigidity and is completely enclosed except for air vents preferably located in the top of the chamber.
  • the volume of storage chamber 17 is considerably greater than that of burner 10.
  • a storage chamber used with the burner having the dimensions stated earlier may be in the order of 24" x 3-1/4" x 3-1/4".
  • a tube or conduit 18 which provides fluid communication between the storage chamber 17 and the burner 10.
  • a filler tube 19 having a suitable spring-loaded cap 20 which provides the means for filling storage chamber 17 with liquid fuel. It can be seen that storage chamber 17 is tilted forward and rightward so that the fluid always has a tendency to flow out of the storage chamber 17 through the conduit 18 and into the burner 10.
  • the filler tube 19 must be suitably arranged so that the fluid does not flow back out of the filler tube.
  • liquid fuel be basically methyl alcohol or methanol but in a mixture which will produce a bright yellow luminous flame instead of the nonluminous bluish flame which is normally produced by methanol.
  • a feature of this invention is that it provides relatively lengthy burning before requiring a refill.
  • wicks 22 In each of the burner slot openings extending downward from the top of the burner to slightly above the bottom is a ceramic rope-like wick 22. It has been found that wicks 22 not only greatly aid in initially igniting the fuel, especially when the burner is less than substantially full, but also seem to enhance the burning characteristics of the fuel. The wicks 22 are also noncombustible and apparently operate on the principle of the fluid wetting the wick throughout its length by capillary action so that the wicks can be easily ignited by a lighted match and appear to aid in continuing the burning of the fluid.
  • the amount of burning time will be determined by the amount of fuel that is fed into the burner. Typically, for example, it has been found that a quart of fluid will burn for about one hour. A quart of fuel placed in the storage chamber 17 will only partially fill the burner 10 so the wicks 22 when lit assist substantially to ignite the fuel in the burner and to keep the flame burning until virtually all of the fuel has been consumed.

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  • Wick-Type Burners And Burners With Porous Materials (AREA)
  • Combustion Of Fluid Fuel (AREA)
  • Solid-Fuel Combustion (AREA)
EP82110391A 1982-06-11 1982-11-11 Kamin mit Holzkloben, die ein Feuer vortäuschen Withdrawn EP0096111A3 (de)

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Cited By (13)

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US4573905A (en) * 1984-11-13 1986-03-04 Meyers Wayne E Burner unit for fireplace simulation
US4582478A (en) * 1985-08-26 1986-04-15 Hilker Gloria D Valve operated alcohol log and burner assembly
GB2194039A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-02-24 Hepworth Heating Ltd Simulated solid fuel gas fires
US4940407A (en) * 1988-01-15 1990-07-10 Mobex Corporation Gas-fired fireplace log set
US6095794A (en) * 1997-01-23 2000-08-01 Jamieson; Donald Reginald Fireplace burner apparatus
GB2446163A (en) * 2007-01-30 2008-08-06 Harinaly Gabriel R Andrianjafy A Liquid Fuelled Wick Burner
US7565904B2 (en) 2004-05-07 2009-07-28 Fire Designs, LLC Firelog burner
CN103635747A (zh) * 2011-05-06 2014-03-12 杜拉弗雷姆股份有限公司 液体燃料燃烧器的自动加燃料
US10842146B1 (en) 2020-07-14 2020-11-24 Joseph Pannullo Insect repellent torch system with automatic fuel replenishment
US11428343B2 (en) 2021-01-27 2022-08-30 Joseph Pannullo Mechanical overfill prevention valve insertable within a fill pipe
US11493200B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2022-11-08 Joseph Pannullo Liquid fuel burning torch system with automatic fuel replenishment and flame extinguishment
US11503822B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2022-11-22 Joseph Pannullo Attachable plug for adding features to a torch system
US11957120B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2024-04-16 Joseph Pannullo Torch system with predictive control of automatic fuel replenishment

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BE789017A (nl) * 1971-09-20 1973-03-20 Meyer Fred Calif Nagebootste open haard
US3817686A (en) * 1972-06-19 1974-06-18 L Quittner Simulated log burner

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US4573905A (en) * 1984-11-13 1986-03-04 Meyers Wayne E Burner unit for fireplace simulation
US4582478A (en) * 1985-08-26 1986-04-15 Hilker Gloria D Valve operated alcohol log and burner assembly
GB2194039A (en) * 1986-08-15 1988-02-24 Hepworth Heating Ltd Simulated solid fuel gas fires
GB2194039B (en) * 1986-08-15 1990-06-06 Hepworth Heating Ltd Space heating appliances
US4940407A (en) * 1988-01-15 1990-07-10 Mobex Corporation Gas-fired fireplace log set
US6095794A (en) * 1997-01-23 2000-08-01 Jamieson; Donald Reginald Fireplace burner apparatus
US7565904B2 (en) 2004-05-07 2009-07-28 Fire Designs, LLC Firelog burner
GB2446163A (en) * 2007-01-30 2008-08-06 Harinaly Gabriel R Andrianjafy A Liquid Fuelled Wick Burner
CN103635747A (zh) * 2011-05-06 2014-03-12 杜拉弗雷姆股份有限公司 液体燃料燃烧器的自动加燃料
EP2697566A4 (de) * 2011-05-06 2014-10-22 Duraflame Inc Automatisches betanken von flüssigbrennstoffbrennern
US9267681B2 (en) 2011-05-06 2016-02-23 Duraflame, Inc. Automatic fueling of liquid fuel burners
CN103635747B (zh) * 2011-05-06 2016-08-17 杜拉弗雷姆股份有限公司 液体燃料燃烧器的自动加燃料
US10842146B1 (en) 2020-07-14 2020-11-24 Joseph Pannullo Insect repellent torch system with automatic fuel replenishment
US11493200B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2022-11-08 Joseph Pannullo Liquid fuel burning torch system with automatic fuel replenishment and flame extinguishment
US11503822B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2022-11-22 Joseph Pannullo Attachable plug for adding features to a torch system
US11957120B2 (en) 2020-07-14 2024-04-16 Joseph Pannullo Torch system with predictive control of automatic fuel replenishment
US11428343B2 (en) 2021-01-27 2022-08-30 Joseph Pannullo Mechanical overfill prevention valve insertable within a fill pipe

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