WO2006034161A1 - Appareil de traitement de combustibles magnetique destines a etre monte sur une conduite de combustible - Google Patents

Appareil de traitement de combustibles magnetique destines a etre monte sur une conduite de combustible Download PDF

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WO2006034161A1
WO2006034161A1 PCT/US2005/033423 US2005033423W WO2006034161A1 WO 2006034161 A1 WO2006034161 A1 WO 2006034161A1 US 2005033423 W US2005033423 W US 2005033423W WO 2006034161 A1 WO2006034161 A1 WO 2006034161A1
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Albert F. Ditzig
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M27/00—Apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture, by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sound waves, or the like
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  • the present invention generally relates to an apparatus for magnetically treating a liquid as it flows through conduit structure. More particularly, the present invention
  • a fuel treatment apparatus designed to magnetically treat fuel flowing through a fuel conduit as it flows from a fuel source to a fuel combustion chamber for generally enhancing or improving the combustive properties of the fuel.
  • the '765 Patent teaches an apparatus for exposing hydrocarbon based fuels to a magnetic field comprising at least two permanent magnets having opposite faces polarized north and south, a cover box for containing each of said magnets and having a bottom opening and a peripheral depending flange having curved hollows for fitting closely about a fluid compartment vessel. Further disclosed is a backing plate for closing the bottom opening being recessed inward to permit the close fit of the fluid containment vessel within the curved hollows and strapping means for securing the cover box in fixed
  • Test Truck No. 1 showed an increase of 1.1 mpg Or 24% average
  • Test Truck No. 2 showed an increase of .5mpg or 10% average
  • Test Truck #3 showed no significant increase in mpg
  • Test Truck #4 showed an increase of .7m ⁇ g or 16% average
  • Test Truck No. 5 showed an increase of 1.Ompg or 26% average
  • Test Truck No. 6 showed an increase of .6mpg or 9% average. It is noted that environmentally harmful or detrimental emissions from more efficiently burned or combusted fuel in engines of the sort here described will also be significantly decrease, although specific test results in this regard, were not evaluated.
  • the present invention provides a hydrocarbon fuel treatment system that, in a main embodiment, comprises a fuel line assembly and a fuel treatment apparatus wherein the fuel line assembly comprises a fuel source, a fuel combustion chamber, and a fuel conduit.
  • the fuel conduit is positioned intermediate the fuel source and the fuel combustion chamber for directing a flow of hydrocarbon fuel from the fuel source to the fuel combustion chamber.
  • the fuel treatment apparatus is designed to magnetically treat the hydrocarbon or similar other type fuel flowing through the fuel conduit.
  • the fuel treatment apparatus essentially comprises an upper magnet assembly, a lower magnet assembly and fastening means for removably fastening the upper magnet assembly to the lower magnet assembly.
  • the upper magnet assembly comprises an upper magnet positioning cradle and an upper magnet member.
  • the upper magnet positioning cradle comprises a substantially rectangular upper frame, first and second upper frame seat flanges, and first and second upper frame fastener flanges.
  • the upper frame comprises first and second upper frame end walls, and first and second upper frame side walls.
  • the upper frame further comprises a distal upper frame end, a proximal upper frame end, an interior upper frame surface, and an exterior upper frame surface.
  • the upper frame end walls each comprise two laterally-spaced upper frame
  • the upper frame seat flanges are integrally formed with the upper frame side walls at the interior upper frame surface and extend from the first upper frame end wall to the second upper frame end wall to the upper frame markers intermediate the distal upper end and the proximal upper end.
  • the upper frame seat flanges are coplanar in an inferior magnet end plane and define a medially-aligned, substantially rectangular upper frame gap located intermediate the upper frame markers.
  • the upper frame fastener flanges are integrally formed with the upper frame end walls at the exterior upper frame surface and extend from the first upper frame side wall to the second upper frame side wall.
  • the upper frame fastener flanges each comprise a proximal conduit-receiving upper groove.
  • the upper grooves each are semi-circular in configuration and thus have a distally-extending upper frame radius of curvature extending from the proximal upper frame end to the inferior magnet end plane, the inferior magnet end plane being substantially tangential to the upper grooves.
  • the lower magnet assembly has a proximal upper magnet end and a distal upper magnet end and is designed for seatable engagement with the upper frame seat flanges.
  • the lower magnet assembly comprises a lower magnet positioning cradle and a lower magnet member.
  • the lower magnet positioning cradle comprises a substantially rectangular lower frame, first and second lower frame seat flanges, and first and second lower frame fastener flanges.
  • the lower frame comprises first and second lower frame end walls, and first and second lower frame side walls.
  • the lower frame comprises a distal lower frame end, a proximal lower frame end, an interior lower frame surface, and an exterior lower frame surface.
  • the lower frame end walls each comprise two laterally- spaced lower frame markers.
  • the lower frame seat flanges are integrally formed with the lower frame side walls at the interior lower frame surface and extend from the first lower frame end wall to the second lower frame end wall to the lower frame markers intermediate the distal lower end and the proximal lower end.
  • the lower frame seat flanges are coplanar in a superior magnet end plane and define a medially-aligned, substantially rectangular lower frame gap located intermediate the lower frame markers.
  • the lower frame fastener flanges each comprise a proximal conduit-receiving lower groove.
  • the lower grooves each are semi-circular in configuration and thus have a distally-extending lower frame radius of curvature extending from the proximal lower frame end to the superior magnet end plane.
  • the superior magnet end plane is substantially tangential to the lower grooves.
  • the lower magnet member has a proximal lower magnet end and a distal lower magnet end and is designed for seatable engagement with the lower frame seat flanges. Together, the upper grooves and the lower grooves cooperatively form axially-aligned conduit-receiving apertures and the fuel conduit is receivable through the conduit-receiving apertures when the upper and lower magnet
  • the fuel treatment apparatus when fastened via the fastening means in adjacency to the fuel conduit magnetically treats hydrocarbon fuel flowing through the fuel conduit.
  • Figure No. 1 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the fuel treatment apparatus and fuel line assembly.
  • Figure No. 2 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of a first alternative embodiment of the fuel treatment apparatus and fuel conduit.
  • Figure No. 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit.
  • Figure No. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional side view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on the fuel conduit as shown in Figure No. 3 with certain structures shown in phantom for emphasis.
  • Figure No. 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting magnetic field lines directed out of the page.
  • Figure No. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional side view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on the fuel conduit as shown in Figure No. 5 with certain structures shown in phantom for emphasis, depicting upwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 7 is a fragmentary top plan view of a fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting magnetic field lines directed into the page.
  • Figure No. 8 is a fragmentary cross-sectional side view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on the fuel conduit shown in Figure No. 7 with certain structures shown in phantom for emphasis, depicting downwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 9 is a first cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit.
  • Figure No. 10 is a second cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit.
  • Figure No. 11 is the first cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting upwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 12 is the second cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting upwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 13 is the first cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting downwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 14 is the second cross-sectional end view of the fuel treatment apparatus as assembled on a fuel conduit depicting downwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 15 is a fragmentary cross-sectional side view of the fuel treatment apparatus and fuel line assembly depicting downwardly directed magnetic field lines.
  • Figure No. 16 is a perspective view of the upper magnet positioning cradle with four screws and two rubber stop members shown exploded therefrom.
  • Figure No. 17 is a perspective view of the lower magnet positioning cradle with four insert members and two rubber stop members shown exploded therefrom.
  • the preferred embodiment of the present invention generally concerns a fuel treatment system wherein the fuel treatment system preferably comprises, in combination, a fuel line assembly and a fuel treatment apparatus 10 for attachment to the fuel line assembly as generally illustrated in exploded views (in Figure Nos. 1 and 2).
  • the fuel treatment apparatus As earlier noted, excellent results have been obtained utilizing the fuel treatment apparatus as installed on fuel lines. Specifically, the device was tested by placing the same on diesel fuel lines on five long range hauler type semi-trailer type
  • Test Truck No. 1 showed an increase of 1.1 mpg or 24% average
  • Test Truck No. 2 showed an increase of .5mpg or 10% average
  • Test Truck #3 showed no significant increase in mpg
  • Test Truck #4 showed an increase of .7mpg or 16% average
  • Test Truck No. 5 showed an increase of l.Ompg or 26% average
  • Test Truck No. 6 showed an increase of .6mpg or 9% average. It is noted that environmentally harmful or detrimental emissions from more efficiently burned or combusted fuel in engines of the sort here described will also be significantly decrease, although specific test results in this
  • Fuel treatment apparatus 10 is further illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 3 - 15, inclusive. It is contemplated that the fuel treatment apparatus 10 of the present invention may be mounted on and thus used in combination with a fuel line assembly. It is thus contemplated that the fuel line assembly preferably comprises a fuel source 110, a fuel combustion compartment 120, and a fuel conduit 100 all as generically illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1 and 15. Fuel conduit 100 is further illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 2 - 14, inclusive. It will be understood from a general inspection of Figure Nos. 1 and 15 that fuel conduit 100 is preferably positioned intermediate fuel source 110 and fuel combustion chamber 120 for directing a flow of fuel from fuel source 110 to fuel combustion chamber 120.
  • fuel conduit 100 comprises a substantially linear conduit axis (as referenced at 101 in Figure Nos. 1 and 2) and an outer conduit periphery or outer conduit diameter (as referenced at 102 in Figure Nos. 3 and 4).
  • Hydrocarbon fuels and the like typically comprise positively and negatively charged regions and thus the imposition of a magnetic field across the path of flowing hydrocarbon fuels and similar other fuels operates to magnetically treat the fuel so that the positive and negative charges are aligned more uniformly before the fuel enters fuel combustion chamber 120 as earlier described.
  • FIG. 15 generally depicts bulk fuel leaving fuel source 110 (as indicated at 104), the molecular structure of which has been exaggerated for effect. It will be seen that the bulk fuel leaving fuel source 110 comprises randomly oriented charged molecular structure as represented by arrow indicia upon the exaggerated molecular structure as generally illustrated and referenced at 103. As the fuel travels or flows through fuel
  • the randomly oriented charged molecular structure 103 becomes less random and more uniform.
  • Fuel treatment apparatus 10 thus operates to impose a directed magnetic field 130 upon the fuel traveling or flowing through fuel treatment apparatus 10.
  • Directed magnetic field 130 is generally shown with broken field lines in Figure Nos. 6, 8, 11 - 14, and 15, with out of the page identifiers in Figure No. 5 and with into the page identifiers in Figure No. 7.
  • fuel treatment apparatus 10 is designed to magnetically treat hydrocarbon fuel or similar other type fuel flowing through fuel conduit 100 and in this regard preferably comprises an upper magnet assembly 20 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1 - 15, inclusive; a lower magnet assembly 40 as illustrated in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 - 15, inclusive; and select fastening means for removably fastening upper magnet assembly 20 to lower magnet assembly 40.
  • the fastening means may be defined by comprising a fastening assembly comprising a total of four corner-mounted screws 60 as generally illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1 - 9, 11, 13, 15, and 16.
  • the first magnet assembly or upper magnet assembly 20 preferably comprises an upper magnet positioning cradle 21 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1 - 16; a first or upper magnet member 22 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, and 14; and an upper magnet cover plate 37 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 14.
  • Upper magnet positioning cradle 21 is preferably constructed from nonmagnetic materials.
  • upper magnet positioning cradle 21 is preferably constructed from injection molded plastic material such as polyphenyl oxide (PPO) and is molded to preferably comprise a substantially rectangular upper frame as can be generally seen from an inspection of Figure Nos. 1, 2, and 16.
  • PPO polyphenyl oxide
  • upper magnet positioning cradle 21 preferably comprises first and second upper frame seat flanges 23, both of which are referenced in Figure No. 10 and one of which has been illustrated and referenced in Figure No. 16. Still further, upper magnet positioning cradle 21 preferably comprises first and second upper frame fastener flanges 24 both of which have been illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 3, 5, 7, 15, and 16.
  • the upper frame preferably comprises first and second upper frame end walls 25; first and second upper frame side walls 26; a distal upper frame end 27, a proximal upper frame end 28, an interior upper frame surface 29, and an exterior upper frame surface 30 all as illustrated and referenced in Figure No. 16.
  • Upper frame end walls 25 each preferably further comprise two laterally-spaced upper frame markers 31, one pair of which have been further illustrated and referenced in Figure No. 16.
  • upper frame seat flanges 23 are integrally formed with upper frame side walls 26 at interior upper frame surface 29 and extend from the first upper frame end wall 25 to the second upper frame end wall 25 to upper frame markers 31 intermediate distal upper end 27 and proximal upper end 28.
  • upper frame seat flanges 23 are essentially ledges upon which upper magnet member 22 will seat.
  • Upper frame seat flanges 23 are thus preferably coplanar in an inferior magnet end plane and define a medially-aligned, substantially rectangular upper frame gap extending from the upper frame markers 31 of the first upper frame end wall 25 to the upper frame markers 31 of the second upper frame end wall 25.
  • upper frame gap 32 is essentially an open space intermediate the four upper frame markers 31.
  • the upper frame gap is generally referenced at 32 in Figure No. 16. Given upper frame gap 32 and the structural feature that upper magnet member 22 will seat upon upper frame seat
  • upper magnet member 22 will typically lie as close as .005 inches away from fuel conduit 100 without any plastic or metal between upper magnet member 22 and fuel conduit 100.
  • Upper frame fastener flanges 24 are preferably integrally formed with the upper frame end walls 25 at exterior upper frame surface 30 and extend from the first upper frame side wall 26 to the second upper frame side wall 26.
  • Upper frame fastener flanges 24 each preferably comprise a proximal conduit-receiving upper groove 33 and two upper frame fastener-receiving apertures 36.
  • One (of two) conduit -receiving upper groove 33 has been generally referenced in Figure Nos. 10 and 16 and three (of four) frame fastener-receiving apertures 36 have been illustrated and referenced in Figure No. 16.
  • upper grooves 33 are each preferably semi-circular in configuration and thus each have a distally-extending upper frame radius of curvature extending from proximal upper frame end 28 to the inferior magnet end plane (in which plane the upper frame seat flanges 23 both lie). It will thus be understood that the inferior magnet end plane is substantially tangential to the upper grooves 33.
  • upper magnet member 22 is a standard ceramic magnet 5, Product No. MA820, or an equivalent from Bunting Magnetics Co. with current business address of 500 S. Spencer Avenue (P.O. Box 468), Newton, Kansas, 67114-0468.
  • Upper magnet member 22 has a preferred magnetic field strength of 1000 - 1500 Gauss. It will be understood from an inspection of various applicable figures that upper magnet member 22 is preferably of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped configuration. Upper magnet member 22 thus preferably comprises a proximal upper magnet end 34 and a distal upper magnet end 35 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, and 12. As earlier indicated, upper magnet member 22 is designed for
  • Upper magnet cover plate 37 is preferably also constructed from relatively nonmagnetic material. It is contemplated that upper magnetic cover plate 37 is preferably constructed from chrome-plated brass so as to provide for a more aesthetically-attractive fuel treatment apparatus 10. Upper magnet cover plate 37 is removably attachable to distal upper frame end 27 and essentially functions to maintain upper magnet member 22 in seated engagement within upper magnet positioning cradle 21 as specifically depicted in Figure Nos. 10, 12, and 14 and as generally depicted from an exploded viewpoint in Figure Nos. 1 and 2.
  • the second magnet assembly or lower magnet assembly 40 preferably comprises a lower magnet positioning cradle 41 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, A, 6, 8 - 15, and 17; a lower magnet member 42 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, 12, and 14; and a lower magnet cover plate 57 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 2, 10, 12, and 14.
  • Lower magnet positioning cradle 41 is preferably also
  • lower magnet positioning cradle 41 is preferably constructed from injection molded plastic material such as polyphenyl oxide (PPO).
  • Lower magnet positioning cradle 41 preferably comprises a substantially rectangular lower frame, first and second lower frame seat flanges 43 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 10 and 17; and first and second lower frame fastener flanges 44 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 15 and 17.
  • the lower frame further comprises first and second lower frame end walls 45, first and second lower frame side walls 46, a distal lower frame end 47, a proximal lower frame end 48, an interior lower frame surface 49, and an exterior lower frame surface 50 all as illustrated and
  • the lower frame end walls 45 each further preferably comprise two laterally-spaced lower frame markers 51 as referenced in Figure No. 17.
  • lower frame seat flanges 43 are preferably integrally formed with lower frame side walls 46 at interior lower frame surface 49 and extend from the first lower frame end wall 45 to the second lower frame end wall 45 to the lower frame markers 51 intermediate distal lower frame end 47 and proximal lower frame end 48.
  • lower frame seat flanges 43 are preferably coplanar in a superior magnet end plane and further define a medially-aligned, substantially rectangular lower frame gap 52, which lower frame gap 52 extends from the lower frame markers 51 of the first lower frame end wall 45 to the lower frame markers 51 of the second lower frame end wall.
  • lower frame gap 52 is essentially an open space intermediate the four lower frame markers 51.
  • Lower frame gap 52 has been
  • lower magnet member 42 Given lower frame gap 52 and the structural feature that lower magnet member 42 will seat upon lower frame seat flanges 43, lower magnet member 42 will typically lie as close as .005 inches away from fuel conduit 100 without any plastic or metal between upper magnet member 22 and fuel
  • Lower frame fastener flanges 44 each preferably comprise a proximal conduit- receiving lower groove 53 and two lower frame fastener-receiving apertures 56. Both lower grooves 53 and all four lower frame fastener-receiving apertures 56 have been referenced in Figure No. 17 for the reader. It will be seen from an inspection of Figure No. 17 that lower grooves 53 are each preferably semi-circular in configuration and thus each having a distally-extending lower frame radius of curvature extending from proximal lower frame end 48 to the superior magnet end plane (in which plane the lower frame seat flanges 43 both lie). The superior magnet end plane is thus substantially
  • lower magnet member 42 is also a standard ceramic magnet 5, Product No. MA820, or an equivalent from Bunting Magnetics Co. with current business address of 500 S. Spencer Avenue (P.O. Box 468), Newton, Kansas, 67114-0468.
  • Lower magnet member 42 also has a preferred magnetic field strength of 1000 - 1500 Gauss. It will be understood from an inspection of various applicable figures that lower magnet member 42 is preferably of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped configuration and thus lower magnet member 42 preferably comprises a proximal lower magnet end 54 and a distal lower magnet end 55 as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, 4, 10, and 12. As earlier indicated, lower magnet member 42 is designed for seatable engagement with lower frame seat flanges 43 as specifically depicted in Figure No.
  • Lower magnet cover plate 57 is also preferably constructed from relatively nonmagnetic material. It is contemplated that lower magnetic cover plate 57 is also preferably constructed from chrome-plated brass so as to provide for a more aesthetically-attractive fuel treatment apparatus 10 when in an assembled state. Lower magnet cover plate 57 is removably attachable to distal lower frame end 47 and essentially functions to maintain lower magnet member 42 in seated engagement within lower magnet positioning cradle 41 as specifically depicted in Figure Nos. 10, 12, and 14 and as generally depicted from an exploded viewpoint in Figure Nos. 1 and 2.
  • a fastening assembly preferably fastens upper magnet assembly 20 to lower magnet assembly 40 and preferably comprises a total of four corner-mounted screws 60. It will thus be understood that of the four corner- mounted screws, two are essentially first end screws and two are essentially second end screws.
  • the upper frame fastener-receiving apertures 36 and the lower frame fastener- receiving apertures 56 cooperatively form two substantially parallel first end screw- receiving tunnels and two substantially parallel second end screw-receiving tunnels. It will be understood that the tunnels each have a screw-receiving axis, which axes are substantially orthogonal to the inferior and superior magnet end planes.
  • the lower frame fastener-receiving apertures 56, and thus the fastening assembly may further preferably comprise threaded insert members 72 (preferably constructed from nonmagnetic material - e.g. brass) for generally enhancing the fastening engagement of upper magnet assembly 20 to lower magnet assembly 40.
  • the preferably nonmagnetic (preferably brass) threaded insert members 72 have been illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 2, and
  • fuel conduit 100 preferably has substantially linear conduit axis 101 and outer conduit diameter 102 and thus fuel conduit 100 is designed to be receivable through the conduit-receiving apertures.
  • the conduit-receiving apertures comprise select conduit-g ⁇ ppmg means for preventing the otherwise assembled fuel treatment apparatus 10 from moving (rotating or translating) relative to conduit axis 101.
  • the select conduit-gripping means are preferably selected from the group consisting of friction-enhancing stop structure and conduit-receiving aperture sizing. It is contemplated that the friction-enhancing stop structure may preferably be defined by rubber friction stops 70 (one for each upper groove 33 and one for each lower groove 53) as illustrated and referenced in Figure Nos. 1, 9, 16, and 17.
  • upper grooves 33 and lower grooves 53 may further preferably comprise stop-receiving structure 71 (as referenced in Figure Nos. 9 and 17) at the distal most region of the groove.
  • the stop- receiving structure are essentially hollows formed in the distal most regions of the grooves and are sized and shaped to snugly receive the rubber friction stops 70.
  • the friction-enhancing stop structure should be constructed from a nonmagnetic material. Rubber friction stops are to be preferred in this regard for providing an adequate coefficient of static/kinetic friction and further insofar as the frictions stops are constructed from nonmagnetic material. From a general inspection of Figure No.
  • friction stops (constructed from compressible rubber) are compressed intermediate fuel conduit 100 and stop-receiving structure 71 and thus exert restorative forces against both fuel conduit 100 and stop-receiving structure 71 to provide for more effective friction-enhancing stop means.
  • the conduit-receiving aperture sizing may preferably be defined by a conduit-gripping diameter.
  • the diameter of the conduit- receiving apertures is of such magnitude that outer conduit diameter 102 is snugly receivable such that adjoining surfaces are in factional contact, the frictional contact may operate to prevent fuel treatment apparatus 10 from moving (rotating or translating) relative to conduit axis 101.
  • the conduit-gripping diameter is preferably substantially equal in magnitude to the outer conduit diameter 102 or periphery for preventing fuel treatment apparatus 10 from moving relative to conduit axis 101.
  • thermal environments inside engine compartments are relatively wide ranging in terms of temperature extremes. Materials undergo certain linear and volumetric expansions and contractions as temperatures increase and decrease.
  • positioning cradle 41 are sized and shaped to allow for free (unobstructed) thermal expansion and contraction of upper magnet member 22 and lower magnet member 42, respectively.
  • the reader may wish to reference Figure No. 4 where certain magnet member-enveloping spacing 80 has been referenced to allow for free thermal expansion and contraction.
  • ceramic magnets are typically constructed from strontium ferrous oxide and some other trace elements and that the coefficient of linear or volumetric expansion may be modest compared to some other more thermally expandable materials.
  • provision here is made for an upper magnet-positioning cradle and a lower magnet positioning cradle that are sized and shaped to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the corresponding magnet member as the
  • manufacturer may opt to use a more thermally active (expansive and contractive) magnet member in lieu of a ceramic type magnet member.
  • upper magnet member 22 and ldfwer magnet member 42 together cooperatively form a magnetically-attractive pairing provided the northern magnetic pole of the first magnet member is positioned opposite the southern magnetic pole of the second magnet member.
  • proximal upper magnet end 34 and proximal lower magnet end 54 are magnetically attractive and not repulsive.
  • the magnetically-attractive pairing is preferably chosen or selected from a select magnet grouping, the select magnet grouping consisting of a first and second magnet orientation.
  • the first magnet orientation may preferably be defined by distal upper magnet end 35 having an upper magnetic north pole; proximal upper magnet end 34 having an upper magnetic south pole; distal lower magnet end 55 having a lower magnetic south pole; and proximal lower magnet end 54 having a lower magnetic north pole.
  • the magnetic field thus generated from the first magnet orientation is generally
  • the second magnet orientation may preferably be defined by distal upper magnet end 35 having an upper magnetic south pole; proximal upper magnet end 34 having an upper magnetic north pole; distal lower magnet end 55 having a lower magnetic north pole; and proximal lower magnet end 54 having a lower magnetic south pole.
  • the magnetic field thus generated from the second magnet orientation is generally depicted in Figure Nos. 7, 8, 13, 14, and 15.
  • magnetic field lines are oriented from magnetic north poles to magnetic south poles.
  • the magnetic field lines are downwardly directed in the noted figures since distal upper magnet end 35 is a magnetic south pole and distal lower magnet end 55 is a magnetic north pole. From an inspection of Figure No.
  • upper magnet member 22 and lower magnet member 42 as a cooperative magnetically-attractive pairing, comprise a directed magnetic field, which directed magnetic field is substantially orthogonal to conduit axis 101 as conduit axis 101 extends through fuel treatment apparatus 10. It is contemplated that the unique construction of fuel treatment apparatus 10 contributes to a relatively uniform magnetic field extending through fuel conduit 100 for more uniformly aligning the molecular structure of fuels, as earlier described. In this regard, it will be understood from a review of the specifications and descriptions found herein that the substantially rectangular parallelepiped magnet members create a relatively uniform, orthogonally-directed magnetic field through fuel conduit 100 as repeatedly depicted throughout the figures in the present disclosure.
  • a further structural feature of the present invention contributing to the maintenance of the directed magnetic field 130 is the cooperative alignment of upper frame gap 32 and lower frame gap 52 relative to upper magnet member 22 and lower magnet member 42, respectively.
  • the absence of structure in these regions of fuel treatment apparatus 10 allows the directed magnetic field 130 to more uniformly align orthogonally to the conduit axis 101.
  • upper magnet positioning cradle 21, lower magnet positioning cradle 41, upper magnet cover plate 37, lower magnet cover plate 57, and the friction-enhancing stop structure are preferably constructed from nonmagnetic materials as a means to enhance or maintain directed magnetic field 130.
  • directed magnetic field 130 may be otherwise compromised in directed magnetic field strength or uniformity.
  • upper magnet positioning cradle 21 and lower magnet positioning cradle 41 are substantially identically shaped or are mirror images of one another, which feature would necessarily reduce the molding costs of the present invention.
  • upper magnet assembly 20 and lower magnet assembly 40 are constructed separately and then installed on site, it is further contemplated that upper magnet positioning cradle 21 and lower magnet positioning cradle 41 may be cooperatively keyed so as to insure correct magnet polarization during assembly.
  • the reader may wish to reference Figure Nos. 16 and 17. It will be noted from an inspection of Figure No.
  • upper magnet positioning cradle 21 preferably comprises a downwardly extending cradle-positioning tooth or projection 75, which cradle- positioning tooth or projection 75 is cooperatively received in a tooth or projection- receiving slot 76 formed in lower magnet positioning cradle 41.
  • the assembler having an upper magnet assembly 20 and a lower magnet assembly 40 in hand (as evidenced by the differently formed magnet positioning cradles) may assemble the cradles around the fuel conduit or fuel line confident that the polarization of the magnet pairing will operate to direct a magnetic field through the fuel conduit.
  • proximal conduit-receiving upper grooves 33 and proximal conduit- receiving lower grooves 53 may have radii of curvature (or inner peripheries) that differ from one magnet positioning cradle to the next depending on the needs of the installer.
  • FIG. 1 generally illustrates a fuel treatment apparatus 10 comprising upper grooves 33 (not specifically referenced) and lower grooves 53 (not specifically referenced) that have a relatively small radii of curvature as compared to the radii of curvature of the upper grooves 33 and lower grooves 53 of the fuel treatment apparatus 10 depicted in Figure No. 2. It is believed to be within the ordinary skill of those in art to provide varying radii of curvature as heretobefore described and thus further descriptions of the same are believed unnecessary.
  • Fuel treatment apparatus 10 as thus specified and described is designed for magnetically treating hydrocarbon fuel or similar other type fuel flowing through fuel
  • conduit 100 While the above description contains much specificity, this specificity should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of the invention.
  • the preferred fastening means may be defined by a fastening assembly or fastener assembly as earlier described, it is further 005/033423
  • the upper magnet member and the lower magnet member as seated upon the respective seat flanges may similarly function or operate to keep fuel treatment apparatus in assembled relation about a fuel conduit or fuel line.
  • the attractive forces between the selected magnetically attractive pairing will operate to keep the upper magnet assembly and the lower magnet assembly in an assembled state about the fuel conduit.
  • the upper magnet member and the lower magnet member function to define the fastening means that the upper magnet cover plate and lower magnet cover plate could be omitted as necessary to the functionality of the fuel treatment apparatus of the present invention.
  • the upper magnet cover plate and the lower magnet cover plate may be omitted as necessary to the functionality of the present invention even if a screw assembly is utilized to define the fastening means.
  • Upper and lower magnet cover plates 37 and 57 function not only to maintain the respective magnet members in seated engagement with the underlying or overlying magnet-positioning cradles, but further serve a magnet protecting, and, as earlier described, an appearance-enhancing function.
  • fuel treatment apparatus 10 need not be positioned such that upper magnet assembly 20 is oriented in a superior position relative to lower magnet assembly 40 as the term designations and illustrations might otherwise suggest.
  • upper magnet assembly 20 has been described as assuming a superior position relative to lower magnet assembly 40.
  • upper magnet assembly ' 20 may very well be oriented in an inferior position relative to lower magnet assembly 40 or further, upper magnet assembly 20 and lower magnet assembly 40 might be oriented in a side by side relation.
  • conduit-receiving apertures are circular and fuel conduit has a correspondingly circular cross-section, fuel treatment apparatus 10 might be rotated about conduit axis 100 such that upper magnet assembly 20 might not actually be in the upper position.
  • upper magnet assembly 20 and lower magnet assembly 40 with their respective components have been designated as “upper” or “lower” simply for convenience as fuel treatment apparatus 10 comprises complicated structure.
  • upper magnet assembly 20 could very easily have been referred to as the "first” magnet assembly and lower magnet assembly 40 could likewise have been referred to as the "second" magnet assembly so as to not
  • the present invention essentially teaches a fuel treatment apparatus for magnetically treating fuel flowing through a fuel conduit.
  • the fuel treatment apparatus essentially comprises an upper magnet assembly, a lower magnet assembly and select fastening means.
  • the upper magnet assembly comprises an upper magnet positioning cradle and an upper magnet.
  • the upper magnet positioning cradle comprises an upper frame, first and second upper frame seat flanges, and upper frame fastener means.
  • the upper frame comprises a distal upper frame end, a proximal upper frame end, an interior upper frame surface, and an exterior upper frame surface.
  • the upper frame seat flanges are integrally formed at the interior upper frame surface intermediate the distal upper end and the proximal upper end and are coplanar in an inferior magnet end plane.
  • the upper frame fastener means are formed at the exterior upper frame surface and comprise proximal conduit-receiving upper grooves.
  • the upper grooves each have a distally-extending upper frame conduit-receiving depth extending from the proximal upper frame end to the inferior magnet end plane.
  • the upper magnet has a proximal upper magnet end and a distal upper magnet end and is designed for seatable engagement with the upper frame seat flanges.
  • the lower magnet assembly essentially comprises a lower magnet positioning cradle and a lower magnet.
  • the lower magnet positioning cradle comprises a lower frame, first and second lower frame seat flanges, and lower frame fastener means.
  • the lower frame comprises a distal lower frame end, a proximal lower frame end, an interior lower frame surface, and an exterior lower frame surface.
  • the lower frame seat flanges are integrally formed at the interior lower frame surface intermediate the distal lower frame end and the proximal lower frame end and are coplanar in a superior magnet end plane.
  • the lower frame fastener means are formed at the exterior lower frame surface and comprise proximal conduit-receiving lower grooves, the lower grooves each having a distally-extending lower frame conduit-receiving depth extending from the proximal lower frame end to the superior magnet end plane.
  • the lower magnet has a proximal lower magnet end and a distal lower magnet end, the lower magnet being designed for seatable engagement with the lower frame seat flanges.
  • the select fastening means are designed to removably fasten the upper magnet assembly to the lower magnet assembly. When the upper magnet assembly is removably fastened to the lower magnet assembly, the upper grooves and the lower grooves cooperatively form conduit-receiving apertures.
  • the fuel conduit having a conduit axis, is receivable through the conduit-receiving apertures and thus the fuel treatment apparatus is designed to magnetically treat fuel flowing through the fuel conduit.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil de traitement de combustibles (10) destiné à traiter magnétiquement le combustible s'écoulant à travers une conduit de combustible (100). L'appareil de traitement de combustibles (10) comprend un ensemble aimant supérieur (20), un ensemble aimant inférieur (40), et un ensemble de fixation. Les ensembles aimants (20, 40) comprennent chacun un support de positionnement d'aimant (21, 41), un aimant (22, 42), et une plaque de recouvrement d'aimant (37, 57). Chaque support (21, 41) comprend une paire de bords d'assise sur lesquels les aimants (22, 42) reposent. Les plaques de recouvrement (37, 57) maintiennent les aimants (22, 42) reposant sur les supports (21, 41) et un champ magnétique uniforme dirigé de façon orthogonale par rapport aux plans sur lesquelles reposent les bords d'assise. Chaque support (21, 41) comprend, en outre, une rainure de logement de conduite. Lorsque les ensembles aimants (20, 40) sont fixés les uns aux autres par le biais de l'ensemble de fixation, les rainures de logement de conduite forment ensembles des ouvertures de logement de conduite destinées à loger la conduite de combustible (100), l'appareil de traitement de combustibles (10) traitant ainsi magnétiquement le combustible s'écoulant à travers cette conduite de combustible (100).
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