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EP0212059A1
EP0212059A1 EP86105122A EP86105122A EP0212059A1 EP 0212059 A1 EP0212059 A1 EP 0212059A1 EP 86105122 A EP86105122 A EP 86105122A EP 86105122 A EP86105122 A EP 86105122A EP 0212059 A1 EP0212059 A1 EP 0212059A1
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Alexander Dipl.-Ing. Zink
Claus Dipl.-Ing. Conradt
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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
    • F23Q2/34—Component parts or accessories
    • F23Q2/48—Flint; Guides for, or arrangements of, flints
    • 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
    • F23Q2/28—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel
    • F23Q2/285—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition
    • F23Q2/287—Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel with spark ignition piezoelectric

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  • the invention relates to a lighter with a mechanical or piezoelectric ignition unit according to the preamble of claim 1, which is operated with gas or gasoline.
  • Such lighters generally have a body with a mostly attached, metallic head, on which a lever for actuating z. B. a gas valve is articulated.
  • the spark-generating elements of the ignition unit in particular the spring, flint and friction wheel, or piezo elements, are usually arranged coaxially one after the other and always in the body of the lighter essentially axially parallel to its longitudinal axis.
  • refill lighters and disposable or disposable lighters.
  • the entire length of the lighter body is penetrated by the spring, since the flint is reloaded from the lighter base.
  • disposable lighters only a blind hole is provided for receiving flint and the somewhat shorter spring. Consequently, different springs and lighter bodies are required for both lighter types dig.
  • the arrangement of the receiving bore with elements located therein coaxial to the body axis takes up a relatively large amount of space, as a result of which the volume for receiving the fuel, gas or petrol and thus the number of firings is significantly reduced.
  • lighters must be held with its longitudinal axis in the vertical direction when lighting, since otherwise the flame hits the thumb of the user holding the throttle.
  • Such lighters can therefore not be used to ignite vertically standing fuel elements or materials, but only for parts held essentially horizontally in the flame.
  • To light vertical bodies such as candles, pipes, gas flames, etc. specially designed lighters must be used that have a flame outlet perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the lighter.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a lighter which is versatile, that is to say both for horizontal and vertical ignition and which has a high volume with optimum manufacturability for both disposable and refill lighters.
  • the lighter provided with an ignition unit has a hinged lever for actuating the fuel valve.
  • the unity is fun kener-generating elements of the ignition unit, in particular spring, flint and friction wheel or piezo element with slider arranged substantially coaxially one after the other.
  • the spark-generating elements or the spark-generating unit are or are arranged with their axis inclined to the longitudinal axis of the lighter. This has the great advantage that the spark-generating elements no longer pass axially through the body and thus no longer take up a substantial part of the volume of the lighter body. This additional volume can now be used to hold more fuel, which means a significantly higher number of ignitions, ie a significant increase in the value of the lighter.
  • the arrangement of the spark-generating elements in the lever is particularly advantageous.
  • flint and spring or piezo element and slide are attached outside the body, whereby a maximum volume of fuel is obtained.
  • the lever is mounted in the head or at the upper end of the lighter and in turn has a bearing for the friction wheel in the case of mechanical ignition.
  • the friction wheel in the head, while only the flint and spring are arranged in the lever. The latter is also stored in the head, but separately from the friction wheel.
  • a total of the lever with the spark-generating elements arranged in it forms a compact unit which can also be produced separately in terms of production lines. This in turn has the advantage that the spark-generating unit can be tested independently of the lighter body and before being assembled with it for suitability, that is, for its spark-generating suitability.
  • This separate construction according to the invention which represents a modular construction, therefore brings the advantage, in addition to the parallel production possibility of the two modules, that the two assemblies are only put together when they have both been found suitable. If the ignition unit does not function, the entire lighter should not be put away as unusable.
  • the modular design also brings the possibility of the two modules, for. B. Ignition and lever unit and body, easy to snap together. As a result, several bodies of different colors and / or shapes can be assigned to one ignition and lever unit. It is therefore possible to put together sets that are particularly interesting as gifts.
  • the spark-generating unit is arranged between the lever and the body.
  • the piezo element can be arranged between the actuating lever and the body, articulated at both ends.
  • the piezo unit can also be arranged in the actuating lever or on the body, while an intermediate lever articulated between the piezo unit and lever or body activates the piezo element.
  • lever is a two-armed lever is.
  • This two-arm lever has a first short, substantially horizontal arm and a second, longer vertical arm.
  • the new double lever shape has the advantage that z. B. the lighter can be ignited with a mechanical ignition unit in the usual way, the thumb actuating the friction wheel then pressing on the horizontal, short lever arm.
  • the thumb actuating the friction wheel then pressing on the horizontal, short lever arm.
  • This has the advantage of two-hand operation, which means that similar to matches, you can light candles, tobacco pipes, gas flames, etc., which is not possible with conventional lighters without burning your thumb.
  • the new lighter also allows for the first time to ignite on a friction surface, similar to the American matches by moving the friction wheel along, for example on a shoe sole, a rubber or plastic surface, wood, etc., while holding the side lever pressed to open the valve .
  • the lever can be a one-arm lever, the arm of which is designed to point essentially vertically downward.
  • This lever can have a rounded shape on its top.
  • the radio-generating elements such as the spring and flint or the piezo unit
  • the flint and the spring are interchangeably provided in a through hole in the lever and secured in a manner known per se via a fastening pin.
  • Flint and feather can, however, be inserted in a blind hole in the lever in the case of disposable lighters. From this it can be seen that, compared to the disposable lighter, only a few additional small parts are necessary in order to be able to provide a refill lighter.
  • a lock for blocking the lever is arranged.
  • This lock can be, for example, a slide which is at least partially embedded in the lighter body and which engages in a recess in the lever in the inserted position.
  • the lock can also be a turnstile (eccentric), the z. B. is arranged on the fastening pin for the spring of the flint.
  • a good locking function can also be carried out by a compression spring arranged between the actuating lever and the body if the spring force is greater than the pressure exerted on the lever by the weight of the lighter. This can prevent z. B. gas flows out unintentionally when the lighter is carried in the pocket, for example, and the gas lever is pressed unintentionally.
  • a magazine of at least one, preferably up to three, reserve igniters is provided in the actuating lever.
  • the magazine can be designed as a longitudinal gap (slot) for the clamping reception of the flints.
  • Carrying at least one reserve stone is very important, especially for pipe smokers who ignite a lot above average. So far only lighters are known which have a receiving opening for this purpose in the body, as a result of which the fuel volume is impaired.
  • lighters are designed as table lighters
  • the covering parts can be the wings of a bird or an angel, the cowl of a Kunststoff child, etc.
  • a lighter with a completely different external shape can then be created by attaching various additives.
  • a lighter according to the invention with a mechanical ignition unit consists of a body (1) which on the one hand has a base (2) and on the other hand a head (3) and a flame adjustment device (4).
  • the spark-generating elements namely friction wheel (5), flint (6) and spring (7), are arranged coaxially to one another, that is to say on the same axis (8).
  • This axis (8) is aligned inclined to the longitudinal axis (9) of the lighter.
  • An actuating lever (10) is provided in the same axis angle arrangement, the design of which can be seen precisely from FIGS. 2-4.
  • a lever for a disposable lighter is shown. Accordingly, the lever (10) has a receiving bore (17) which is designed as a blind hole. The spring (7) and the flint (6) are inserted into this blind hole, after which the Ribrad (5) is introduced into its bearing (15) in the bearing eye (13).
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 shows the configuration or arrangement of the spark-generating elements for a refill lighter.
  • the elements are inserted into the through hole (not shown) along the axis (8) in the order: flint, spring and finally the fastening element.
  • the fastening element consists of a fastening pin (18) with a bayonet lock (19) and a guide pin (20).
  • spring (7) and flint (6) in both lighter versions have the same size or length.
  • the spring in refill lighters is usually significantly longer than in disposable lighters.
  • a spring (26) is arranged on the inside between the lever (10) and the body (1), which prevents undesired compression and thus opening of the valve.
  • the lever (10) is designed as a one-arm lever which has only one angle arm (12). However, this arm (12) is equipped at its upper end facing the bearing eye (13) with a rounding (21) on which the thumb actuating the friction wheel can strike and slide vertically downward.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the lever (10) with separate storage of the friction wheel (5).
  • the friction wheel (5) is mounted here directly on the bearing (14) in the head (3), while the lever (10) in turn is articulated directly on the lever bearing (15) in the head (3).
  • Fig. 4 the storage is designed in an identical manner as in the two-arm lever according to Fig. 2.
  • the friction wheel (5) is namely in the bearing eyes of the lever (10), while only the lever (10) directly via its lever bearing (15) is mounted in the head (3).
  • Fig. 5 shows that in the case of using piezo units as the ignition unit, the piezo element (22) on the one hand via its piezo slide (24) on the actuating lever (10) and on the other hand on its head (23) is articulated on the body (1) or vice versa.
  • the lever (10) is pressed, the element (22) is activated.
  • a spring element (26) is arranged between the actuating lever (10) and the body (1). The force of the spring is designed so that it is greater than the pressure force exerted on the lever (1) by the weight of the lighter.
  • the piezo element (22, 23, 24) is arranged on the outer jacket of the body (1).
  • An intermediate lever (25) articulated on the one hand on the piezo element (22) or on its slide (24) and on the other hand on the lever (10) transmits the necessary movement for the activation of the piezo element (22).
  • Fig. 7 shows the reversal of the arrangement according to Fig. 6, namely the arrangement of the piezo element (22, 23, 24) in the lever (10).
  • An intermediate lever (25) is articulated on the one hand on the slide (24) of the element (22) and on the other hand on the body (1).
  • the lever (10) is actuated, the slide (24) is moved by the intermediate lever (25), thereby activating the piezo element (22).

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Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR970793A (fr) * 1948-08-19 1951-01-09 Briquet
US2586035A (en) * 1950-05-15 1952-02-19 Cecil A Hart Pocket lighter with coiled spring follower unit
FR1137906A (fr) * 1955-11-18 1957-06-05 Nouveau briquet à gaz
US2810282A (en) * 1951-08-27 1957-10-22 Brown & Bigelow Pyrophoric gas lighter
DE2028261A1 (de) * 1970-06-09 1971-12-16 Werner Maret Gmbh, 6632 Saarwellingen Flüssiggasbrenner zum Schweißen von Bitumen-, Kunststoff- und anderen Dichtungsbahnen
DE2101958A1 (de) * 1971-01-16 1972-07-20 Bross, Helmut, Dipl.-Ing., 8501 Altenberg Piezzofeuerzeug

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR970793A (fr) * 1948-08-19 1951-01-09 Briquet
US2586035A (en) * 1950-05-15 1952-02-19 Cecil A Hart Pocket lighter with coiled spring follower unit
US2810282A (en) * 1951-08-27 1957-10-22 Brown & Bigelow Pyrophoric gas lighter
FR1137906A (fr) * 1955-11-18 1957-06-05 Nouveau briquet à gaz
DE2028261A1 (de) * 1970-06-09 1971-12-16 Werner Maret Gmbh, 6632 Saarwellingen Flüssiggasbrenner zum Schweißen von Bitumen-, Kunststoff- und anderen Dichtungsbahnen
DE2101958A1 (de) * 1971-01-16 1972-07-20 Bross, Helmut, Dipl.-Ing., 8501 Altenberg Piezzofeuerzeug

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