Smoke generating device
OwnerWilliam D. Green, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A rotor assembly driven by a motor, supports a burner element within a combustion chamber from which smoke is withdrawn. Combustible material stored in a hopper chamber is gravitationally fed into the combustion chamber with an inflow of air induced by rotation of blower vanes on the rotor assembly to produce the smoke when the burner element is electrically energized.
Claims25
In an apparatus for generating and dispensing smoke, having combustion chamber means into which combustible material is fed, and burner means for combustion of the material within said combustion chamber means, the improvement comprising means mounting the burner means in operative relation to the combustion chamber means for transfer of motion therebetween during said combustion of the material, means for rotating the combustion chamber means during operation of the burner means, and blower means mounted in operative relation to the combustion chamber means for inducing outflow of combustion products therefrom.
In an apparatus for generating and dispensing smoke, having a hopper within which combustible material is stored, burner means for combustion of the material and blower means mounted in operative relation to the hopper and the burner means for inducing movement of the material from the hopper to the burner means, the improvement comprising means for rotating the burner means with the blower means relative to the hopper during said movement of the material, and means for directing said movement of the material from the hopper tothe burner means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.