(a) Technical Field of the Invention
[0001] The present invention generally relates to a structure of fuel economizer, which
contains therein magnetic members having sides of identical polarity facing each and
far infrared particles to change molecule structure of water or fuel so as to activate
the molecules and to offer the effects of improving power performance, increasing
horsepower and torque, reducing fuel consumption, and lowering exhaust emission.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
[0002] Automobiles are commonly used fossil fuel powered transportation, having a power
device of internal combustion engine that consumes refined products of fossil fuel.
The fuel enters the combustion chambers of the engine to form a mixed mist of fuel
and air, which is then ignited or compressed to initiate combustion of the fuel for
generating power. It often occurs that the fuel is not completely combusted and leads
to build-up of carbon on an inside surface of a cylinder of the engine. Excessive
carbon built up on the surface of the cylinder may lead to undesired emission of the
carbon particles. Incomplete combustion of the fuel also leads to the generation of
suspension particles of hydrocarbons, which cause pollution to the surroundings and
also affects the performance of power output from the engine and may also cause severe
wear of the engine. To solve such a problem of engine performance, the commonly known
solutions include addition of combustion assistant agent or application of carbon
removal agent. For the currently available fuel economizers, far infrared economizers
attract the greatest attention.
[0003] The known far infrared economizers available in the market can be roughly divided
into two types, one being mounted to a fuel inlet tube to allow the far infrared radiation
emitted from the economizer to penetrate into the fuel flowing through the tube and
thus making the fuel molecules minute for more complete combustion of the fuel and
reduction of carbon built up. The other type is directly set the economizer in the
fuel tank to directly act on the fuel contained in the fuel tank for enhancing activation
of the fuel molecules.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a structure of economizer,
which is simple for easy to manufacture and shows wide applications to effectively
improve the power performance of engine, reduce fuel consumption, lower exhaust emission,
and increase horsepower and torque.
[0005] Another objective of the present invention is to provide a structure of economizer
that can be mounted to an external fuel supply tube to realize activation of fuel
molecules when the fuel is being supplied in order to improve the combustion performance
of the fuel.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides a fuel economizer,
which comprises a housing, at least two magnetic members haviang sides of the same
polarity facing each other, and at least one covering member, and seleictively comprises
far infrared particles. The housing forms a primary receiving compartment and two
secondary receiving compartments may be additionally formed in the opposite side portions
of the housing. The housing has at least one end that forms an opening. The two magnetic
members are positioned close to each other with the sides thereof having the same
polarity facing each other and are deposited in the primary receiving compartment,
and the open end of the housing is closed by the covering member to thereby form the
economizer. The secondary receiving compartments may receive therein the far infrared
particles. When the economizer is positioned in a fuel tank, the magnetism of the
magnetic members rearrange the fuel molecule in a regular fashion and the far infrared
radiation emitted from the far infrared particles improves the activation of the gasoline
molecules contained in the fuel tank, thereby effectively improving power performance
when the fuel is combusted and also reducing fuel consumption, lowering exhaust emission,
and increasing horsepower and torque of engine.
[0007] To connect the economizer to an external fuel supply tube or to mount the economizer
to an internal fuel supply path of a vehicle engine, the covering members can be constructed
to form either a coupling tube or an externally-threaded tube. With the coupling tube
connected to an external fuel supply tube, when fuel is supplied to the fuel tank
and/or engine, the fuel is conducted through the interior of the economizer and is
acted upon by the magnetic members and the far infrared particles to be activated,
whereby fuel combustion efficiency is improved. In this way, the economizer can be
conveniently and easily applied to various situations.
[0008] The foregoing objectives and summary provide only a brief introduction to the present
invention. To fully appreciate these and other objects of the present invention as
well as the invention itself, all of which will become apparent to those skilled in
the art, the following detailed description of the invention and the claims should
be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Throughout the specification
and drawings identical reference numerals refer to identical or similar parts.
[0009] Many other advantages and features of the present invention will become manifest
to those versed in the art upon making reference to the detailed description and the
accompanying sheets of drawings in which a preferred structural embodiment incorporating
the principles of the present invention is shown by way of illustrative example.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010]
FIG 1 is an exploded view of a fuel economizer according to an embodiment of the present
invention.
FIG 2 is a perspective view, partially broken, of the fuel economizer according to
the present invention in an assembled form
FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view of the fuel economizer of the present invention.
FIG 4 is a perspective view of a fuel economizer according to another embodiment of
the present invention with side boards detached from a housing of the economizer.
FIG 4A is an assembled view of FIG 4.
FIG 5 is a perspective view of a fuel economizer according to a further embodiment
of the present invention showing a modified covering member.
FIG 6 is an exploded view of a fuel economizer according to a further embodiment of
the present invention.
FIG 7 is a perspective view, partially broken, of the fuel economizer of FIG 6 in
an assembled form.
FIG 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the fuel economizer of FIG 6 connected to
a fuel supply hose.
FIG 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a fuel economizer according to yet a further
embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0011] The following descriptions are exemplary embodiments only, and are not intended to
limit the scope, applicability or configuration of the invention in any way. Rather,
the following description provides a convenient illustration for implementing exemplary
embodiments of the invention. Various changes to the described embodiments may be
made in the function and arrangement of the elements described without departing from
the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
[0012] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the present invention provides a fuel economizer 1, which
comprises a housing 10, two magnetic members 20a, 20b, a plurality of far infrared
particles 30, and two covering members. In the instant embodiment, the housing 10
is open at both front and rear ends and thus the covering members include a front
cover 31 and a rear cover 32. Alternatively, the housing is structured to have one
end closed and the other end open, wherein the closed end may form apertures therein,
and thus, there is only one covering member for the one end closed housing. The housing
10 has side walls having outer surfaces forming a plurality of rib-like projection
structures 11, which increase contact surface of the housing 10. The housing 10 has
an interior space forming a primary receiving compartment 12 and two secondary receiving
compartments 13a, 13b on opposite sides of the primary receiving compartment 12. The
ends of the housing 10 respectively form openings 14a, 14b. Preferably, the primary
receiving compartment 12 is delimited by two opposite and spaced walls each having
an inside surface that is recessed to form a slot 15. The magnetic members 20a, 20b
are arranged to have the same polarity thereof facing each other. Each of magnetic
members attractively holds a ferrous board 21a, 21b thereon. Each of ferrous boards
forms a plurality of recessed cavities 22, each of which receives therein a resilient
element 23. The magnetic members 20a, 20b which are arranged to have the same polarity
sides thereof facing each other, the ferrous boards 21a, 21b, and the resilient elements
23 are positioned in the primary receiving compartment 12 in such a way that the ferrous
boards 21a, 21b are respectively fit in the slots 15 (as shown in FIG 3). The resilient
elements 23 provides a force that separate each of the magnetic members 20a, 20b from
the respective ferrous board 21a, 21b so as to form a space A therebetween (as shown
in FIG 3). On the other hand, due to the arrangement that the same polarity sides
of the magnetic members 20a, 20b face each other, expulsion is induced between the
magnetic members 20a, 20b whereby the two magnetic members 20a, 20b are separated
from each other and form a space B therebetween. When a fluid passes through the interior
of the housing 10, the fluid flows through both spaces A and B and is thus affected
by the magnetism of the magnetic members and is also affected by far infrared particles
30, which are deposited in the secondary receiving compartments 13a, 13b. In the embodiment
illustrated in the drawing, the two magnetic members are of the form of a planar board,
and alternatively, the two magnetic members can be constructed to have an arc or curved
configuration and arranged to have the portions thereof having the same polarity facing
each other, and as such, the same result can be obtained.
[0013] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, the housing 10 forms, in each open end thereof, a plurality
of inner-threaded holes 16 in a circumferential edge, whereby when the far infrared
particles 30 are deposited into the secondary receiving compartments 13a, 13b, bolts
17 received through holes 33 defined in a circumferential edge of the front cover
31 and/or the rear cover 32 are set in threading engagement with the inner-threaded
holes 16 for closing the open end(s) of the housing 10 (as shown in FIG 2). Apertures
34 are defined in the front cover 31 and the rear cover 32, whereby when the economizer
1 is positioned in a water tank or a fuel tank, liquid is allowed to pass through
the apertures 34 to enter the interior of the economizer 1 and to afterwards flow
out of the economizer through the opposite end. The magnetic members 20a, 20b of the
economizer change the arraying arrangement of molecules of the fluid, and the strong
and fast penetration of far infrared radiation from the far infrared particles 30
into the fluids reacts with the molecules of the fuel to enhance activation of fuel
molecules, allowing the fuel to be more extensively combusted and thus improving combustion
efficiency of an engine.
[0014] Referring to FIGS. 4 and 4A, another embodiment showing a different structure of
the housing 10 of the economizer 1 is provided, wherein the secondary receiving compartments
13a, 13b each have an outer side open, and top and bottom of each of the secondary
receiving compartments form grooves 18 that receive and fix an apertured side board
35 therebetween. Far infrared particles 30 are filled in each of the secondary receiving
compartments 13a, 13b. The ends of the housing 10 are closed by a front cover and
a rear cover respectively In this arrangement, the two side surfaces of the economizer
are of excellent penetrability for fluid and surface area for direct contact between
the fuel and the far infrared particles 30 is increase, thereby enhancing the activation
of the fuel molecules.
[0015] Referring to FIG 5, a further embodiment is provided, wherein the front cover 31
(and/or the rear cover) forms an externally-threaded tube 40, which has an outside
diameter forming an external thread 41 to allow the economizer 1 to be threadingly
coupled to a fuel supply tube.
[0016] Referring to FIGS. 6-8, a further embodiment of the economizer 1 is shown, wherein
the housing 10 has an interior space forming only a primary receiving compartment
12. Magnetic members 20a, 20b, of which portions having the same polarity are arranged
to face each other, and ferrous boards 21a, 21b are provided in such a way that they
have a length smaller than the housing 10, whereby the magnetic members 20a, 20b,
with the ferrous boards 21a, 21b magnetically attracted and attached thereto, are
set in the primary receiving compartment 12 with the portions thereof having the same
polarity facing each other exactly the same as what disused previously. Again, the
ferrous boards 21a, 21b form recessed cavities 22, each receiving and holding a resilient
element 23. The resilient element 23 provides a force that separates each of the magnetic
members 20a, 20b from the respective ferrous board 21a, 21b so as to form a hollow
space therebetween. The magnetic members 20a, 20b, the ferrous boards 21a, 21b, and
the resilient elements 23 that are assembled together are deposited into the primary
receiving compartment 12, and due to the magnetic members 20a, 20b and the ferrous
boards 21a, 21b being shorter than the housing 10, the deposition of the assembled
magnetic members, ferrous boards, and resilient elements in the housing define, in
both front and rear end portions inside the housing 10, unoccupied spaces C (see FIG
8), in which far infrared particles 30 are subsequently filled. A front cover 31 and
a rear cover 32, both having corners forming inner-threaded holes 33, receives bolts
17 that extend through the inner-threaded holes 33 to secure the front cover and the
rear cover to the inner-threaded holes 16 of the housing 10. Both or any of the front
cover 31 and the rear cover 32 forms a coupling tube 50, which is connectable with
a hose 60 (see FIG 8), whereby the supply of fuel is conducted through the hose 60
to have the fuel flowing through the magnetic members 20a, 20b by which the molecule
structure is changed. Meanwhile, the fuel molecules are activated by the far infrared
particles 30. Consequently, the combustion of fuel is made efficient and complete
and the efficiency of engine is improved.
[0017] Referring to FIG 9, yet a further embodiment of the economizer according to the present
invention is provided. Similarly, a housing 10 is provided and has an interior space
forming a primary receiving compartment 12, in which at least one metal board is set.
In the embodiment shown in the drawing, two metal boards 19a, 19b are provided. Two
magnetic members 20a, 20b are positioned against each other with the sides thereof
carrying the same polarity opposing each other and are deposited between the two metal
boards 19a, 19b, whereby the two magnetic members and the inside walls of the housing
form spacing therebetween. In a preferred form, two secondary receiving compartments
13a, 13b are respectively formed on opposite sides of the primary receiving compartment
12 and far infrared particles 30 are filled in the two secondary receiving compartments
13a, 13b. Bolts 17 engaging inner-threaded holes 16 defined in opposite open ends
of the housing 10 to secure a front cover and a rear cover to close the open ends
to form the economizer 1. With such an arrangement, hollow spaces D and E are respectively
formed above and below the two magnetic members 20a, 20b to allow the flow of a fluid
therethrough, whereby strong and fast penetration of far infrared radiation from the
far infrared particles 30 into the fluid, such as fuel, induce reaction with the fuel
molecules to enhance activation of the fuel molecules, making the combustion of the
fuel complete, or reaction can be induced between the far infrared radiation and water
molecule, if the fluid is water, and with the water being used to cool an engine,
indirect influence on the fuel can be made by which combustion efficiency of the engine
is improved.
[0018] While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and described and
are pointed out in the annexed claim, it is not intended to be limited to the details
above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions
and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and in its operation
can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any way from the spirit
of the present invention.
1. An economizer (1) comprising a housing (10), at least two magnetic members (20a, 20b)
having sides of the same polarity facing each other, and at least one covering member
(31, 32), and characterizied in that:
the housing (10) has an interior space forming a primary receiving compartment (12),
the housing (10) having at least one end forming an opening (14a, 14b), the end forming
inner-threaded holes (16) in a circumferential edge, the covering member (31, 32)
being attached to and closing the open end;
two magnetic members (20a, 20b) are arranged in such a way that the sides thereof
having the same polarity are set to face each other to be received in the primary
receiving compartment (12);
the covering member (31, 32) forms holes (33) in a circumferential edge, the covering
member (31, 32) defining apertures (34); and
the covering member (31, 32) is secured to the open end of the housing (10) with bolts
(17).
2. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (10) has two ends, both
forming an opening (14a, 14b).
3. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (10) has one end that
is open and an opposite end that is closed, the closed end forming apertures.
4. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein metal boards (19a, 19b) are set in
the primary receiving compartment (12) of the housing (10) and the magnetic members
(20a, 20b) of which the sides of the same polarity face each other are positioned
between the metal boards (19a, 19b), whereby the two magnetic members (20a, 20b) and
inside walls of the housing (10) form spacing therebetween.
5. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein two secondary receiving compartments
(13a, 13b) are respectively formed in the housing (10) on opposite sides of the primary
receiving compartment (12) to receive and hold therein far infrared particles (30).
6. The economizer (1) according to claim 5, wherein the secondary receiving compartments
(13a, 13b) have open outer sides, the secondary receiving compartments (13a, 13b)
having top and bottom forming grooves (18) to receive and fix therebetween an apertured
board (35).
7. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein the housing (10) has outside surfaces
on which a plurality of fin-like projection structures (11) is formed.
8. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein the covering member (31, 32) forns
an externally-threaded tube (40).
9. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein the covering member (31, 32) forms
a coupling tube (50).
10. The economizer (1) according to claim 1, wherein each of the magnetic members (20a,
20b) attractively holds a ferrous board (21a, 21b), which forms cavities (22), each
receiving and holding therein a resilient element (23), and wherein the magnetic members
(20a, 20b), the ferrous boards (21a, 21b), and the resilient elements (23) are all
deposited into the primary receiving compartment (12).