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0ZONE GENERATOR.
APPLICATION FILED 00T, 25, 1909.
950,347. Patented Feb. 22, 1910.
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 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
RoBERT w. RICE, of CLEVELAND, oRIO.
ozoNE-GENERATOR.
950,34. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 22, 1910.
Application filed October 25, 1909. Serial No. 524,406.
To all whom it may concern: of glass or other dielectric material. Ar
Be it known that I, ROBERT W. RICE, a ranged on and engaging the opposite sides
citizen of the United States, residing at of the glass plate 5 are perforated aluminum,
Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and platinum or other metal plates 6. The per
State of Ohio, have invented certain new and forations in said plates are punched through 60
useful Improvements in Ozone-Generators; the same and the punched metal forms pro
and I do declare the following to be a full, jecting points which engage or bear against
clear, and exact description of the invention, the oppositesides of the glass plate 5 and
such as will enable others skilled in the art thus space the platinum plates a suitable
to which it appertains to make and use the distance therefrom. 65
The platinum and glass plates are held
This invention relates to improvements in together in proper position by means of
(Zone generators. clamping frames 7, which are formed of
One object of the invention is to provide metal and are preferably constructed as
a simple and improved construction of ozone shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. Along 70
generator by means of which air passing into the R sides of the plate 7 are forme
contact therewith will be purified or con laterally projecting upwardly curved arms
verted into ozone. or fingers 8 provided near their outer ends
Another object is to provide a device of with annular grooves with which are en
this character the construction and arrange gaged rubber bands 9. The rubber bands 9 75
ment of which provides for or permits the serve to clamp the frames 7 into engagement
capacity of the generator to be increased or with the plates 6 and thus hold the latter in
diminished when desired. proper engagement with the glass plate 5.
With the foregoing and other objects in On the outer sides of the arms 8 of one of
view, the invention consists of certain novel the plates 7 are formed outwardly project- 80
features of construction, combination and ing studs 10, which are adapted to engage
arrangement of parts, as will be more fully sockets 11 formed in the arms of the adja
described and particularly pointed out in the cent plates of the adjoining section of the
appended claims. generator, said studs and sockets holding the
In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 stack of sections in position in the box or 85
is a vertical sectional view through a box or
casing, showing my improved generator ar casing 1. The lowermost section of the stack
is preferably supported on suitable projec
ranged therein; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sec tions 12 arranged on the partition 2 of the
tional view through the casing, showing a casing, as shown. -
5 top plan view of one of the generator sec It will thus be seen that any number of 90
tions; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional generator sections may be arranged in the
view through one of the sections of the gen box or casing 1, thus increasing or diminish
erator; and Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary ing the capacity of the device. The upper
sectional view of two sections of the gen and lower platinum plates 6 of each of the
() erator, showing the manner in which the generator sections are connected to current 95
sections are engaged with each other. conducting wires 13, which extend upwardly
In the embodiment of my invention, I from the transformer through a suitable
provide a suitable box or casing 1, which is assage 14 in the partition 2 being connect
divided into upper and lower compartments ed with the plates 6 along one side of the sec
5 by a transverse partition 2. The casing 1 tion, as shown. By means of the transformer 100
is provided with suitable openings to permit 3 a high potential current may be pro
the passage of air therethrough. In the duced and conducted to the platinum plates
lower compartment of the casing 1 is ar 6 which engage the dielectric plate 5 and
ranged a transformer 3, which is connected cause a blue flame to be emitted from the
U by conducting wires 4 to a suitable electric perforations so that the air passing through 105
generator.
In the upper compartment of the casing the box or casing and into contact with the
generators is purified or converted into
is arranged my improved ozone generator, OZOle.
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which is formed of one or more sections, From the foregoing description, taken in
each of which consists of a central plate 5 connection with the accompanying drawings, ll0
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the construction and operation of the inven a casing having formed therein compart:
ments, a transformer arranged in one of said
tion will be readily understood without re compartments,
quiring a more extended explanation. a series of generator sections
Various changes in the form, proportion arranged in the opposite compartment, said :
and the minor details of construction may : sections each comprising a plate of dielectric
be resorted to without departing from the imaterial, perforated platinum plates ar
principle or sacrificing any of the advan ranged on opposite sides of said dielectric
tages of the invention, as defined in the ap plate, clamping frames to hold said plates in
pended claims. operative position, armsformed on the oppo- 3:
10 What I claim is: site edges of said clamping frames, the arms
1. In a device of the character described, of one of said frames having formed therein
a plate formed of dielectric material, perfo sockets, studs formed on the arms of the
rated electrode plates arranged on opposite frames and the adjacent section and adapted . ()
sides of said dielectric plate, said electrodes to engage said sockets whereby the sections
15 having formed thereon, a series of points are held in position in said casing, and rub
which engage
electric SE the oppositeframes
clamping of Said, dito ber
sides adapted bands engaged with the arms of said
frames whereby the latter are held in
hold said electrode plates in position, arms | clamped engagement with the plates form 45
formed on the opposite edges of said plates, ing the sections.
20 rubber bands engaged with said arms where In testimony whereof I have here into set
by the clamping plates are held in opera my hand in presence of two subscribing wit.
tive engagement with the electrode plates, eSSeS.
ROBERT W. RICE.
and means on said arms to engage the arms
of the clamping plates of an adjacent gen Witnesses:
25 erator. GEORGE EARLE,
2. In a device of the character described, FRANK NEEDHAAI.