44results about "Incandescent mantles" patented technology

A field replaceable power supply cartridge is provided for coupling with a socket. The cartridge has a latch mechanism that can be actuated by the user to couple the cartridge to the socket, such that latches of the cartridge releasably engage recessed portions in the socket. The cartridge has a key feature that corresponds to a key feature on the socket, allowing the cartridge to be coupled to the socket in only one orientation, thereby preventing the incorrect electrical connection between the cartridge and the socket. The cartridge can have a multi-pin electrical connector for coupling to a corresponding connector on the socket. The socket can be a relatively short socket, where the electrical wires are bottom fed, or can be a relatively tall socket, where the electrical wires are side fed via one or more openings in the body of the socket.

A lighting apparatus for a barbecue grill including a common gas supply, a grill pit, a grilling surface, and grill control means for regulating a flow of gas from the gas supply, the lighting apparatus including: a lighting enclosure including: a mounting bracket secured within the grill pit and extending outwardly therefrom, and, substantially transparent front closure means for sufficiently sealing a front of the lighting enclosure; and, lighting means positioned within the lighting enclosure and being responsive to the grill control means for illuminating the grilling surface.

A method and apparatus is defined for automatically igniting and controlling a gaslight to turn ON the gaslight in the evening and turn OFF the gaslight in the morning or alternatively, using a switch or timer to turn the gaslight on and off. The gaslight may be either a mantle type burner or an open flame type burner. The igniter consists of a high voltage spark generator that is controlled by a microcontroller to enable the spark when the microcontroller senses that darkness has occurred or a preset time of day has occurred. The spark is generated across a spark probe gap that is positioned in an optimum location to ignite the gas / air mixture. We and others have been manufacturing gaslight igniters for several years and this patent pertains to recent concepts and implementations that greatly improve the automatic igniter / burner utility and operation. The physical parameters of the device are also important. The device is sized so that it will fit easily inside of a 3-inch lamppost, or install easily within most gas lamp heads. The device is flexible in configuration to allow the burner / probe to be oriented axially with the igniter, or oriented perpendicular to the igniter to provide great flexibility in using the igniter with various burners and gas light heads. Quick disconnect fittings for gas and low voltage electric make the igniter / burner assembly easy to change without tools, similar to changing a light bulb.

A highly efficient radiant burner assembly (100) for use in a patio heater or the like in areas where people prefer or require low NOX emissions. The efficiencies are created through the use of a spherical burner element (116) that is either formed of a high temperature steel wire mesh or stamping containing apertures of a predetermined size to allow combustion to remain within the burner element and to not cause the temperature of the burner element to exceed the temperature at which NOX are developed. Coating the burner with a catalyst also aids the low emission combustion process. Additional efficiencies are provided by atomizing the fuel before it is mixed with air and by the use of a laminar flow heat exchanger (940) that utilizes a fluid media flowing in a helical coil condenser unit.

A rod-shaped light for marking a pylon or a pylon element, in particular of a wind power installation, with lights, is in the form of a rod-shaped holder, at the first end of which lighting means are arranged and at the second end of which lighting means connections are arranged. In order to equip a pylon, in particular of a wind power installation which has already been erected, or a pylon element for a wind power installation which is still to be erected, with a light marking arrangement, the rod-shaped light is fitted from the inside through a bore in the pylon wall so that the lighting means radiate into the surrounding area of the pylon.

A reflective plate 72 is arranged so as to reflect infrared rays, radiated from a heating wire 71, outside of a heater 70 and may be made of steel. A number of cavities 73 are arranged on the surface of the reflective plate 72. Since the cavities 73 have an aspect ratio of 0.17 to 0.7, the infrared reflectance can be increased compared to a reflector with no cavities.

A highly efficient radiant burner assembly (100) for use in a patio heater or the like in areas where people prefer or require low NOX emissions. The efficiencies are created through the use of a spherical burner element (116) that is either formed of a high temperature steel wire mesh or stamping containing apertures of a predetermined size to allow combustion to remain within the burner element and to not cause the temperature of the burner element to exceed the temperature at which NOX are developed. Coating the burner with a catalyst also aids the low emission combustion process. Additional efficiencies are provided by atomizing the fuel before it is mixed with air and by the use of a laminar flow heat exchanger (940) that utilizes a fluid media flowing in a helical coil condenser unit.

A lantern which may be manipulated between a closed position in which it surrounds a mantle or mantles for the lantern to a second, opened position in which the globe has been moved or otherwise manipulated to provide access to the mantle or mantles. As an example, the globe may slide upward relative to the mantles so as to expose the mantles for changing. A globe for the lantern includes a frosted band located on a circumference radially outward from the mantle or mantles. The frosted band minimizes glare from the lantern, and the combination of the frosted band and clear sections located above and below the band provide illumination substantially equal to a clear globe.

A lantern that includes a housing and a reflector assembly having at least one reflector panel that is pivotably coupled to the housing and configured to reflect light produced by the lantern. The housing is configured to interface with a fuel tank and a base. The base is separate from the housing and configured both to interface with the housing when the housing is not interfaced with the fuel tank, and to interface with the fuel tank when the housing also is interfaced with the fuel tank.

The invention discloses a candle with an ignition device. The candle comprises a candle body (1) with a candlewick (2); the ignition device comprises a gunpowder head (4) fixed on the candlewick and a fire pulling sheet (3) which is sleeved on the candlewick and can move on the candlewick, wherein an ignition layer (5) is arranged on the fire pulling sheet; and the fire pulling sheet is pulled outwards, so that ignition layer and the gunpowder head catch on fire by contact friction to ignite the candle. The candle with the ignition device is arranged in a lamp shade (6) formed by combining different shapes and patterns to form various candle lamps. In the candle, an ignition tool is not needed to be arranged and carried specially to generate kindling materials, and the candle can be ignited only by pulling the fire pulling sheet outwards on the ignition device assembled on the candle by using hands anywhere and anytime; and by utilizing the ignition device, the candle can be ignited directly, and the candle also can be ignited after the candle lamps are manufactured, so the candle can be ignited at a time conveniently, quickly, reliably and safely.

A method and a burner for combustion in a heating furnace of a fuel with an oxidant in the form of oxygen gas, wherein fuel and oxidant are supplied to a burner head. Fuel and oxidant, respectively, are injected via the burner head through at least two pairs of nozzles, wherein one nozzle pair is defined by a separate fuel nozzle and a separate oxidant nozzle. The nozzles of the nozzle pairs are uniformly distributed over the furnace-interior-facing surface of the burner and within the circumference of the burner head. An oxidant nozzle is provided on each side of a fuel nozzle.

In a burning air feeding device (9) of alternating heat-exchanging type, the feed of burning air and the discharge of a burned exhaust gas are performed at the speeds of 80 to 200 m / sec. A burner structure (4) is constituted such that a low-calorie fuel gas is preheated with the heat of a precombustion high-calorie fuel gas till the low-calorie fuel gas reaches a mixing starting zone (CA), and such that the precombustion high-calorie fuel gas and the low-calorie fuel gas are burned together in the mixing starting zone (CA). The sum (Q1+Q2) of an air quantity (Q1) fed from the hot air feeding ports of a plurality of fuel gas burning devices and an air quantity (Q2) of a precombustion air to be mixed with the high-calorie fuel gas in the plural fuel gas burning devices is set to 1.02 to 1.10 times as high as the stoichiometric air quantity (Qs) necessary for the combustion, and the ratio (Q2 / (Q1+Q2)) is set within the range of 0.011 to 0.047.

A lantern and fuel system with a pump subassembly. The pump subassembly includes a beveled seat having an interior end with a cylindrical configuration constituting an interior guard with a first O-ring on the seat adjacent to the interior guard. The beveled seat has an exterior end with a cylindrical configuration constituting an exterior guard with a second O-ring on the seats adjacent to the exterior guard. The beveled seat has an intermediate guard on the seat between the first O-ring and the second O-ring.

A method and a burner for combustion in a heating furnace of a fuel with an oxidant in the form of oxygen gas, wherein fuel and oxidant are supplied to a burner head. Fuel and oxidant, respectively, are injected via the burner head through at least two pairs of nozzles, wherein one nozzle pair is defined by a separate fuel nozzle and a separate oxidant nozzle. The nozzles of the nozzle pairs are uniformly distributed over the furnace-interior-facing surface of the burner and within the circumference of the burner head. An oxidant nozzle is provided on each side of a fuel nozzle.

A lantern having a compact configuration. The lantern has a generally cylindrical shape with a lower housing containing a fuel tank, a shut-off valve and a regulator. A cap at the base of the lower housing can be removed, providing access to the fuel tank. The fuel tank is refillable via a fuel fill valve arranged at the base of the tank. A burner tube is coupled to the regulator and extends upwards beyond the housing. A mantle, which when lit provides illumination, is removably coupled to the upper end of the burner tube. A generally conical reflector is arranged around the burner tube below the mantle and above the regulator. A glass globe is arranged around the burner tube / mantle assembly and a ventilator cap is arranged above the globe. The ventilator cap attaches to rails which extend up from opposite sides of the lower housing and can be readily removed to access the mantle.

A photothermal power generation device designed to heat an emitter receives a supply of fuel and air, burns the fuel to produce combustion gas, and converts light emitted from the emitter into electric power by means of a photoelectric conversion element. The device is provided with a flow resistance adjusting unit for adjusting a flow resistance of the combustion gas in the emitter in accordance with a state of combustion gas, a combustor fire vent adjusting unit for adjusting the shapes of, or a number of, fire vents formed in the combustor in accordance with a required output, or a discharge state adjusting unit for adjusting a discharge state of exhaust gas in accordance with a state of the combustion gas. This photothermal power generation device provides uniform light-emitting intensity and enhances power generation efficiency.

A device for gas combustion, characterized in that it comprises a basic structure (1), which is formed by a solenoid valve (2), which is linked by one of its connections to the gas-supply piping (3), the other connection of solenoid valve (2) contacts a pressure regulator (4) at the end of which there is mounted a gas burner (5); the basic structure (1) further comprising a pilot gas burner (6) and a heat sensor (7), the former intended for producing a spark causing the gas supplied to gas burner (5) to ignite, whereas the latter will perform the function of a parameter for constantly measuring the rate of heat generated by the device now proposed, signaling a possible condition in which the burning of gas through the gas burner (5) has been discontinued, thus allowing the external control means (8) to discontinue the supply of the flow of gas.

A lantern and fuel system with a safety cover, the safety cover having a round disc-like configuration, a plurality of radially spaced discontinuities of various sizes provided through the cover, the safety cover having a diameter sized to fit securely within the second diameter of a lower skirt, and a Z-shaped upward projection coupled to the cover with the projection having a notch at an uncoupled end.

A catalytic combustor is configured to accelerate the combustion processing of anode off gas in the combustor to reduce the amount of unburned hydrogen discharged to the outside of the combustor. Anode off gas and cathode off gas discharged from the fuel cell are fed into the catalytic combustor and combusted with a catalyst. Ventilation air is supplied from inside of the fuel cell is also supplied to the catalytic combustor. A portion of the catalytic combustor located upstream of the catalyst inside is divided into an upper flow path and a lower flow path by a partitioning plate and a gas flow passage is provided upstream of the upper and lower flow paths. The cathode off gas is supplied to the gas flow passage.

A lantern having a compact configuration. The lantern has a generally cylindrical shape with a lower housing containing a fuel tank, a shut-off valve and a regulator. A cap at the base of the lower housing can be removed, providing access to the fuel tank. The fuel tank is refillable via a fuel fill valve arranged at the base of the tank. A burner tube is coupled to the regulator and extends upwards beyond the housing. A mantle is removably coupled to the upper end of the burner tube. A generally conical reflector is arranged around the burner tube below the mantle and above the regulator. A glass globe is arranged around the burner tube / mantle assembly and a ventilator cap is arranged above the globe. The ventilator cap attaches to rails which extend up from opposite sides of the lower housing and can be readily removed to access the mantle.

A thermophotovoltaic power generating apparatus has a combustor for burning a fuel upon supply of the fuel and air, an emitter heated by passage therein of combustion gas produced in the combustor, and a photoelectric conversion element that converts light radiated from the emitter into electric power, the combustor being provided between the emitter and the conversion element. Preferably, the emitter is disposed above the combustor, and the photoelectric conversion element is disposed below the combustor. With this structure, combustion gas does not reside in the combustion chamber, but is discharged via the emitter disposed above the combustor. Combustion becomes stable, and the emitter is efficiently heated, so that energy radiated from the emitter surface increases.

An LED reading lamp includes a base, a supporting bracket fixed on the base, a heat sink mounted on the supporting bracket and an LED module mounted on a bottom surface of the heat sink. The supporting bracket has a vertical part vertically fixed on the base and a horizontal part extending horizontally from an upper end of the vertical part. The horizontal part defines an opening therein. The heat sink is placed on a top surface of the supporting bracket and located over the opening. The LED module is received in the opening of the horizontal part.

The invention discloses a condensation type halogen lamp assembly. The condensation type halogen lamp assembly comprises a halogen lamp body; a halogen lamp body assembly comprises a concave lens shaped part capable of reflecting light; the halogen lamp body is arranged in the concave lens shaped part and positioned on a focus of the concave lens part; a mercury coating is arranged in the concave lens shaped part. According to the technical scheme, the condensation type halogen lamp assembly has the advantages that the concave lens shaped part condenses the light and irradiates the light to the place as requirement, so that the light energy is fully utilized.

The invention discloses a candle holder which comprises a windproof glass cover, a positioning sleeve, an adjusting sliding sleeve, a protection cover which covers the outside of the windproof glass cover, and a candle holder body formed by a stand column and a base. The protection sleeve is defined by multiple arc plates. The positioning sleeve is connected with the stand column in a vertical sliding mode. A longitudinal long hole is formed in the stand column along the axis of the stand column, and a positioning screw is arranged in the longitudinal long hole. A lining is arranged at one end of the positioning screw, and the outer diameter of the lining is equal to the diameter of a round head of the poisoning screw. The round head of the positioning screw and the lining abut against the bottom of the positioning sleeve. A positioning nut is connected to the positioning screw. The bottoms of the arc plates are hinged to the upper portion of the positioning sleeve, and the adjusting sliding sleeve is located below the arc plates and connected with the positioning sleeve in a vertical sliding mode. A lower concave spherical surface is arranged in the top of the adjusting sliding sleeve, and a lock screw is connected to the adjusting sliding sleeve. According to the candle holder, the windproof glass cover and a candle do not need to be wrapped by an air bubble film and a plastic bag, even if under the condition that the candle holder is convenient to carry and use, the windproof glass cover is prevented from being smashed, and clothes are prevented from being smeared with wax oil.

A fuel pre-heating device for use with gas heaters to increase fuel efficiency including an orifice and a pre-heat tube. Fuel enters the device through the orifice and travels through the preheat tube and back to the orifice where it is then expelled and mixed with air to ignite into a flame that envelopes the entire pre-heat tube and heats the fuel within the tube to a very high temperature. Any air mixer known to those skilled in the art can be used with the heating tube. A heat conductor can also be used with the pre-heat tube. The pre-heating device can be easily added to standard heaters, is small in configuration, and inexpensive to manufacture. The small size of the heating tube allows for immediate preheating of the fuel, which is used by the heater in the same heating cycle, thereby yielding a more efficient preheat. This preheating system prevents the fuel from being wasted.

The invention discloses a crystal candle holder. The crystal candle holder comprises a base and a crystal candle holder body arranged on the upper side of the base, wherein the crystal candle holder body is made of crystal materials, a candle fixing rod is fixedly arranged at the upper end of the crystal candle holder body, a candle is installed on the candle fixing rod, a support is fixedly arranged on the upper end face of the base, a sliding groove is formed in the end face of one side of the support, damping strips are fixedly arranged on the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the sliding groove, a sliding rod is arranged between the damping strips in a sliding mode, and the left end of the sliding rod is connected with an intermediate rod. According to the crystal candle holder, the candle holder part is made of the crystal, so that the attractiveness is greatly improved, meanwhile, the crystal candle holder has the effect of windproof, the candle can be prevented from being blown out under the condition of air, meanwhile, a windproof cover can be automatically adjusted according to the burning length of the candle, when the candle holder body topples and falls, an combustion cavity can be automatically sealed by the crystal candle holder, so that a fire hazard is prevented.

A rod-shaped light for marking a pylon or a pylon element, in particular of a wind power installation, with lights, is in the form of a rod-shaped holder, at the first end of which lighting means are arranged and at the second end of which lighting means connections are arranged. In order to equip a pylon, in particular of a wind power installation which has already been erected, or a pylon element for a wind power installation which is still to be erected, with a light marking arrangement, the rod-shaped light is fitted from the inside through a bore in the pylon wall so that the lighting means radiate into the surrounding area of the pylon.