F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons – 23 – Q
Patent
F - Mech Eng,Light,Heat,Weapons
23
Q
327/120
F23Q 7/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1116250
ABSTRACT An automatic electric cigar lighter, and especially a cigar lighter igniting unit as used for automobiles and the like. The cigar lighter has a holder which presents an out- wardly facing socket, and embraces a unique ignitor plug that is received and stored in the socket. At its inner end the plug has a heating element for electrical connection in the circuit of a heat-responsive switch which is also carried by the plug. The latter comprises a manually operable part by which the heat-responsive switch can be closed to complete the heating circuit through the element. A bimetallic member is also carried by the plug, being engageable with one of the switch parts and normally having a circuit-opening position wherein it maintains the one switch part separated from the other. The member is shifted to a closed-circuit position when the plug is actuated. In both positions it receives radiant heat when the heating element is incandescent. In its closed-circuit position it can carry the heating current, and will snap to the circuit-opening position to effect break- ing of the lighter circuit and de-energization of the heating element after useful incandescence of the element has been reached. Central portions of the bimetallic member are free and not attached, being instead merely disposed in close prox- imity to one of the switch parts, such that the member can quickly effect opening of the switch without need for mecha- nical securement of its central portions. A special spring- biasing mounting arrangement is provided for the bimetallic member, resulting in high conductivity through the heating element circuit without imposing undue mechanical restraint on the member. The advantage of this construction over the devices of the prior art is that a more reliable operation is had, with greater freedom from malfunction and premature failure.
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Horwitt Laurence G.
Mattis Donald J.
Smart & Biggar
Sun Chemical Corporation
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