US Patent: 626,155
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| Gas Engine and Means for Governing the Same
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Patentee:
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| Edwin J. Fithian (exact or similar names) - Grove City, Mercer County, PA |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Oct. 04, 1898 |
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May 30, 1899 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Bessemer Gas Engine Co.
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Description: |
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1. In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion chamber; and the piston; of means for admitting a full charge of explosive mixture to said combustion-chamber normally with each complete traverse of the piston; mechanism for cutting off at the entrance to the combustion-chamber the admission of the air and gas, when the power exceeds the load; and a governor for operating the cut-off mechanism to cut ed the admission of mixture a sufficient number of strokes to adjust the engine to the load.
I 2. In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion chamber; and the piston; of means controlled by the piston for admitting a full charge of explosive mixture to said combustion-chamber normally with each complete traverse of said piston; mechanism for cutting off the admission of mixture when the power of the engine exceeds the load; and a governor for actuating said cut-off mechanism to cut off the admission of mixture a sufficient number of strokes to adjust the engine to the load.
In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion-chamber; and a piston; of a port leading to said chamber opened by said piston with each complete traverse thereof; means for closing said port; and a governor for actuating said means only when the power of the engine exceeds the load and then to close said port a sufficient number of strokes to adjust the engine to the load.
4. In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion-chamber having the port, b leading thereto; and the piston arranged to uncover the port, b at the extreme end of its traverse; of the valve, II, arranged to cover said port; a rock-arm, engaging said valve; rock-shaft, H carrying said rock-arm; a spring tensioned to effect a movement of said rock-arm to hold said valve normally off of the port, 11 and means for actuating said valve when the power of the engine exceeds the load and then to close said port. I
5. In a gas-engine, the combination with the cylinder one end of which forms the combustion-chamber, and the other the compression chamber; and a piston separating said chambers; of means for admitting a full charge of explosive mixture from the compression chamber to the combustion chamber normally with each complete traverse of the piston; mechanism for cutting off the passage of mixture from the compression-chamber to the combustion-chamber when the power of the engine exceeds the load; and a governor for operating the cut-off mechanism to cut off the admission of mixture a sufficient number of the strokes to adjust the engine to the load.
6. In a gas-engine the combination with the cylinder comprising a combustion-chamber and a compression-chamber; of a passage connecting the chambers and opening into the combustion-chamber at a point uncovered by the piston with each complete traverse thereof; means for closing said passage; and a governor for operating said means only when the power of the engine exceeds the load and then to close said passage.
7. In a gas-engine the combination with the cylinder B, having the combustion-chamber, compression-chamber, B, passages between said chambers leading to the combustion-chamber through the port, 11 and the piston; of the valve, H, arranged in the passage and over the port, b said valve being arranged to remain normally off said port; and a governor connected to actuate said valve when the load of the engine requires the missing of a charge and then to close said port.
8. In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion-chamber; and the piston; of a valve mechanism normally opened with each complete traverse of the piston; and a governor arranged to actuate said valve mechanism only when the load requires a charge to be missed and then close said valve mechanism.
9. In a gas-engine, the combination with the combustion-chamber; and a piston; of means for admitting an explosive mixture to said chamber opened by said piston normally with each complete traverse thereof; a governor valve arranged to leave said means for the admission of mixture normally open for the introduction of a full charge of mixture; and a governor arranged to close said valve a sufficient number of strokes to adjust the engine to the load.
10. In a gas-engine, the combination with the cylinder comprising a combustion-chamber and the compression-chamber; and the piston separating said chambers; of a passage connecting said chambers opened by the operation of the piston normally with each complete traverse thereof; a governor-valve in said passage, said valve being arranged to be normally open for the introduction of afull. charge of mixture; and a governor connected with said valve and arranged to actuate said valve to close it a sufficient number of the strokes of the engine to adjust the engine to the load.
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