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through the body of coal over the interme-
diate plate 20 and finally to the grate bars
above the gas chamber 24, through the coal
or lignite that is being consumed by the
5 flames in the lower portion of the producer
and finally passing out of the gas outlet
conduit 26, from where the gas may be con-
ducted to a cooling chamber and finally to
the explosive engine.
10 In order to remove any clinkers cr dust
that may accumulate in the air chamber 23,
a removable cap 25 is disposed to control n
outlet at the lower portion of said chamber
as shown in Fig. 1. The supporting pipe 3
15 is also disposed to be in connunication vith
the lower end of the gas chamber 24, so that
any ashes or dust that mIay collect in such
chamber will be precipitated in the ash pit
3 and be removed as desired.
20 Disposed above the casing 1 ad having
its outlet at the upper end of the combustion
chamber 9, is a feeding hopper 28, which is
so shaped that the larger lumps of coal,
lignite or other carbonaceous material, will
25 assume the position as shown in Fig. 1, so
that the lumps or larger particles will be fed
directly to the grate bars 19 with the finer
particles thereover, such lumps providing a
means to prevent the escape of the finer
30 particles into the air chamber or the gas
chamber before the proper extraction of the
gas therefrom. In order to assist in this
operation, the main feeding hopper 29 is
disposed as shown in Fig. 1, so that its out-
35 let 30 which is controlled by any form of
shut off valve 31, will feed the carbonaceous
material downwardly. The outlet to the
hopper 29 is so positioned that a line drawn
from the center thereof and a perpendicular
40 line drawn through the center of the hopper
29 and with the base of the apparatus will
enter or intersect the upper end of the com-
bustion chamber 9 above the center line
thereof, this providing a means, as before
45 stated, whereby the larger lumps of the car-
bonaceous material will assume the position
as shown in Fig. 1. In order to operate the
cut off valve 31, the actuating mechanism 32
is provided.
50 During the operation of the apparatus it
is desirable that the bars 19 be properly
rocked or shaken so as to precipitate the
clinkers through the outlet 7 and at the same
time loosen up the carbonaceous material
55 within the combustion chamber 9 to secure a
better circulation of the air from the cham-
ber 23 through the mass of carbonaceous ma-
terial and finally into the gas chamber 24, is
provided. In order to do this, the respec-
do tive sets of bars 19 of the respective chain-
bers 23 and 24, are connected by means of
the lugs 33 to a connecting bar which ex-
tends through one side of the casing 1, to be
manipulated or slid by hand.
03 From. the foregoing description taken inconnection with the drawings, it is evident
that with the producer designed according
to the present invention, that a uniform
grade or quality of gas throughout the en-
tire period of operation of the producer is 70
the resultant, and that the fire is in no way
disturbed as there is no necessity for the re-
moval of clinkers by the running of a poker
or slicing bar therethrough, as the simple
manipulation of the grate bars by the bars 75
34 combined with the peculiar positioning
or angle of the bars, will permit the fire
to work down by gravity to bring all the
non-combustible matter through the opening
7 into the ash pit at the lower end of the 80
casing 1. By this means there will be no
waste of fuel as the same will be completely
consumed upon the lower grate surfaces
above the chamber 24, thus permitting the
production of gas of a maximum degree 85
from the carbonaceous material fed in at the
upper end of the combustion chamber 9.
By bringing the fresh air in through the
air chamber and finally through the initially
fed carbonaceous material, which is heated 6o
within the combustion chamber 9, the im-
pure gas is drawn down in the reverse di-
rection to natural tendency of the flow of
the gas, and through the burning carbona-
ceous material so that the tar and other im- 9&
purities are removed therefrom before the
admission of the pure gas into the air cham-
ber 24 and out of the outlet 26 to the explo-
sive engine.
By feeding the carbonaceous material at 10o
the upper end of the combustion chamber 9
through a peculiar shaped hopper, the lump
and fine particles are separated, so that the
large lumps are placed directly upon the
grates with the fine particles thereupon, thus 105
providing a means whereby the waste of
the material is reduced and the maximum
amount of gas from a given amount of ma-
terial is the resultant.
It is also evident from the construction iio
herein shown, that the grates may be rocked
more or less, to produce a slow or fast speed
of the material over the grates, and thus ac-
celerate or decrease the production of the
gas as desired. 115
The salient feature of the present in-
vention resides in the peculiar manner
of mounting the flat grate bars 19 in
position, it being noted that the grate
bars are disposed longitudinally of the cas- 120
ing between the partitions 5 and 12, and be-
tween the partition 12 and the upper end
of the casing. The ends of the grate bars
are provided with the trunnions adjoining
their upper edges, which trunnions are jour- 125
naled to the said partitions and the upper
end of the casing, the plates 20, 21, and 22
forming angular lips carried by the re-
spective partitions 12 and 5, and by the up-
per end of the casing, in order that the end 1302
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Guggolz, John F. Gas Producer, patent, May 26, 1914; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859047/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.