The present invention relates to a woodburning stove, a fireplace or the like comprising ahearth in a combustion chamber with a flue outlet at the top, said hearthbeing provided with a front opening or door. Such fireplace in the form of a stove with two chambers is disclosed in US patent No. 1,771,303 in which stove the separation between the chambers is formed by a grate in an always open position.

The fireplace according to the invention is characterized by the features stated in the characteriz¬ ing clause of claim 1. Thereby it was noticed that a substantially total combustion of the flue from the fuel supplied to the lower chamber was obtained therein. Simultaneously, the. flue temperature became lower than that of a flue passing the grate as was the case in the stove according to said US-patent. Furthermore, the combustion temperature will be high and the burning time long for a given fuel supply compared to the same amount of fuel and the combustion e.g. in a conventional heating stove.

Furthermore, the bottom plate may serve as firing cap for the lower chamber as well as heat accumulating and heat reflecting device for the lower chamber.

By the features of claim 2 a particularly simple embodiment of the bottom plate in the fireplace is defined, By the features of claim 3 it is obtained, partly that the glow temperature of the bottom plate gets higher than would be the case if the bottom plate comprises one single plate only, whereby the combustion of the flue from the fuel in the lower chamber is more complete and thereby a larger emission of heat is supplied to the walls of the lower chamber, and partly that the temperature of

the bottom plate surface against the upper chamber gets lower which means a longer life of the upper plate in the bottom.plate. Preferably, the lower plate is interchange¬ ably mounted on the cover plate of the bottom plate as to reduce the maintenance costs.

By the features of claim 4 is obtained, partly an increase of the above mentioned effects, and partly that the bottom plate may be performed as a whole, the weight of which can be reduced as the upper cover plate is made thinner than in case of an air interspace between the plates.

By means of the features of claim 5 it is obtained that the bottom plate surface facing the lower chamber is provided with a larger glow surface and contact surface with the flue in the lower chamber without increase of the top side temperature of the bottom plate.

By the features of claim 6 the underside surface is increased in relation to that of the top side. Presumably, this causes a slower movement of the flue in the inter- face facing the underside between the cams or the ribs, and thereby a lower ^' underside temperature between these cams and ribs as well as a higher glow temperature in the outermost ends thereof.

By the features of claim 7 a considerable capacity for heat accumulation of the bottom plate is achieved, which accumulation in combination with the heat shield function of the bottom plate provides the lower chamber with an increased efficiency as regards the heat utiliz¬ ation, as, partly, the heat is distributed over the ceiling of the chamber, and partly that radiation heat is uniformly emitted from the bottom plate mainly to the fuel and the walls of the lower chamber. Thereby the combusion temperature gets higher in the chamber than in case a bottom plate of a thin material was used, and the higher temperature in the chamber provides a greater guarantee for a complete combustion. Of course, the

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heated' flue rise on to the upper chamber emitting heat to the walls thereof while the bottom plate also emits heat to the upper chamber, partly by convection and part¬ ly by radiation, said radiation also being emitted into the room in which the woodburning stove or the fireplace is placed, in case the opening of the stove is free or the door thereof is open. Furthermore, because of its high capacity for heat accumulation the bottom plate provides a uniform and constant heat emission to the fuel to be burned. Moreover, as the bottom plate can be closed it may cause an increased heat emission to the chamber above the bottom plate if said plate is in its open position and being opened by a parallfϊl displacement of the parts thereof. By the features of claim 8 is achieved that the bot¬ tom plate furthermore may serve as firing opening ^" for the lower chamber as well as ash shutter for the upper chamber so that ashes ^" from the upper chamber may fall into the lower chamber and possibly further down to the subjacent ash pan. The entire bottom plate, however, can be hori¬ zontally displaceably mounted, e.g. for the purpose of horizontal pull-out through the inlet opening of the upper furnace whereby the inlet opening of the lower chamber can be expanded, and in its pulled-out position the bottom plate may serve as a support plate for the fuel to be supplied to the lower chamber. When pulled out and tilted upward the bottom plate may serve as chute for transport of ashes and/or fuel from the upper chamber to. the lower chamber. By the features of claim 9 it is achieved, partly that the bottom plate may serve as a hot-plate for cooking pots etc. to be placed on or in the bottom plate via the firing opening of the upper chamber, partly that the bottom plate is easily exchangeable, and partly that the bottom plate may serve as firing cap and ash shutter, since the number of rings corresponding to the size of

the fuel in question easily can be temporarily removed, also when it is desired to remove ashes from the upper to the lower chamber.

By the features of claim 10 it is obtained, partly that high yield temperature solid fuel may be used for firing, partly an increased capacity for heat accumulation of the lower chamber wall.'-.- and partly that a quicker transmission of heat to places where it is needed takes place by means of heat convection channels. The invention will now be explained in more detail in connection with some embodiments and with reference to the drawings in which

Fig. 1 is a front view of a woodburning stove accord¬ ing to the invention with closed front doors, Fig, 2 is a section along II-II in Fig. 1 in which the ash pit is shown without ash pan,

Fig. 3 a section along II-II in Fig. 1 in an embodi¬ ment with heat convection channels surrounding the lower chamber, Fig. 4 is a section along Ill-Ill in Fig. 1 wherein i.a. the bottom plate between the upper chamber and the lower chamber is absent,

Fig. 5 is a top view of a bottom plate in the formof a bottom grate at a larger scale, Fig. 6 is a section along V-V in Fig. 4,

Fig. 7 is a section along VI-VI in Fig. 5,

Fig. 8 at a larger scale a bottom plate without a grate,

Fig. 9 a section along V-V in Fig. 8, Fig. 10 a section along VI-VI in Fig. 8,

Fig. 11 is a bottom plate formed by more plate ele¬ ments,

Fig. 12 is a section along X-X in Fig. 11,

Fig. 13 is a section along VII-VII in Fig. 14 through ^" an extension of existing fireplaces and woodburning stoves, said extension may also form a construction detail of a

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fireplace or woodburning stove according to the invention. Fig. 14 is a section along VIII--VIII in Fig. 13, Fig. 15 is a section along VII-VII in Fig. 4 through the lower chamber of the two chamber stove of Fig. 3, and Fig. 16 is a section along IX-IX in Fig. 15.

Fig. 1 shows a fireplace or woodburning stove 1 according to the invention comprising an extension or lower part 2 and an upper part 3. The lower part 2 is provided with a handle 6 and an inlet air control damper for underblast 7. The upper part 3 is provided with hinges 8 wherein the doors 9 are pivotably mounted. The doors 9 are provided with handles 10. A detachable cleanout cap 13 with an inlet air damper and a handle blocks the clean¬ out opening of the lower chamber. It appears from Fig. 2 that the lower part 2 is built of a fireproof material 11 with an outer facing 1 and an ashpit bottom 15,' e.g. of steel or cast iron. An ashpit 16 is provided in the fire¬ proof material 11 in which ashpit the ashpan 5 can be in¬ serted through an opening in the outer facing 12. Moreover, a lower chamber 17 is provided in the fireproof material 11, at the lower end of said chamber a shaking grate 18 is connected to the handle 4 and supported by an abutment in the fireproof material 11. At the top of the chamber 17 a chamber bottom plate 22 is supported by a recess 19, said plate 22 forming part of the bottom of an upper chamber 23 arranged in the upper part 3. The chamber bot¬ tom plate 22 is - directly or by a support plate 38, Fig. 4 - supported by the upper chamber of the fireproof mate¬ rial 11 in said recess 19, and, moreover, a stationary flue duct 24 for passing flue from the chamber 17 to the chamber 23 is provided in the fireproof material 11 at the outer circumference of the chamber bottom plate. The chamber bottom plate may consist of one horizontal plate 39, 40 or of two such plates as shown in Figs. 6, 7 or 9, 10. The upper chamber 23 is - at least in the lower part thereof, possibly also on the doors 9 - lined with

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a fireproof material 25. At its top the chamber 23 is provided with guide plates 26 passing the flue from the chamber 23 at the rear wall thereof, in between said plates 26 and to an upper smoke box 29, then leaving the woodburning stove through a flue outlet pipe 30. The upper part 3 is, moreover, provided with a double casing for the circulation of the surrounding air via plate interspaces 31 wherein the air flows in at the bottom and out at the top as indicated by arrows 32, Figs. 1 and 2. The stove doors 9 per se may be provided with air circulation in a stove door double casing whereby the doors and the handles thereof will appear cool in use.

Fig. 4 shows a top view of the lower part 2 in section III-III in Fig- 1 in the absence of the shaking grate 18 as well as the support plate 38 and the chamber bottom plate 22, so that the ashpit bottom is visible via the recess 19 and the lower chamber 17 from the upper chamber 23. The plates 33 forming the spaces 31 for the circulating rising circulation air together with the steel facing 36 is fixed by means of spacer bolts 37.

Fig. 5 shows a top view - at a larger scale - of a chamber bottom plate 22 in the form of a bottom grate 22. The grate 22 is supported by the support plate 38 and comprises two grate elements 39 and 40. The grate element 40 is longitudinally displaceable and consequently dis- placeably supported by the grate element 39, vide arrow 43, in keyways 44 of the grate element 39. The longidudi- nal side edges 45 of the grate element 40 is connected to the keyways 44 via a dovetail joint. The grate is closed in one extreme position of the grate element 40 as the grate bars 46 thereof cover the interspaces between the grate bars 47 of the grate element 40, and in the other extreme position the bottom grate 22 is open as the grate bars 46 are superposed by the grate bars 47 so that the interspaces of the grate bars 46, 47 are mutually in line. In the embodiment shown in Figs. 5-7 the grate element 40

is provided with three possibilities of turn around three axes of rotation 50-52, as peaky projections 53 each is supported by a groove 54 provided along three edges in the opening in the middle of the support plate 38. When the grate element 40 is swung around its axis of rotation 52 in direction of the arrow 57, the dovetail joint with the grate element 40 can by eliminated or established, and when the grate element 39 with inserted grate element 40 is swung to its uppermost position the end edge oppo- site the peaky projection 53 at the axis of rotation 52 can be supported by a support not shown, _e.g. the rear wall of the upper chamber so as to allow firing of fuel in the lower chamber. When convenient the grate elements 39, 40 can likewise be swung about their axes of rotation, 50 and 51 respectively, to the left or the right respect¬ ively. The grate elements 39 and 40 are detachably sup¬ ported by the grooves 54 of the support plate 38 but may also be stationarily hinged to the support plate 38 at one of the axes of rotation 50-52 or at an axis not shown, e.g. along VI-VI. The longitudinal displacement of the grate element 40 can be carried out by means of the holes 58 and a hook or the like. In the form and location set forth above the grate 22 may serve as firing cap, heat accumulating device and reflector for the lower chamber 17, as air control damper and shaking grate for the upper chamber 23 besides as a grill plate and a hot-plate. Of course, the grate elements 39, 40 as well as the support plate 38 need not be rectangular and may also be circular. As to the sectional shape this also applies for the lower chamber 17.

Figs. 8-10 show the same features as Figs. 5-8 in which the grate elements are replaced by an upper, sub¬ stantially air proof steel plate 40 and by a grate plate 39 arranged at a distance A of about 2 mm from said plate. One or both plates can be made by a fireproof material. Also in this case the chamber bottom plate 22 performed

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and arranged as set forth above may serve as firing cap, heat accumulating device and reflector for the lower chamber 17. The interspace A can be empty or filled with asbestos or a similar high temperature resistant material. Fig. 11 and 12 show an embodiment of the chamber bottom plate 22, said plate being divided into more ring- shaped plate elements 22a, 22b, .the. sectional shape of which comprises big downward projections 60.

Fig. 13 and 14 shows the lower part 2 as an extension of an already existing fireplace or woodburning stove which it is desired to expand for the purpose of firing with coal, coke, ^' or briquettes. The lower part 2 is then arranged below the fireplace in question and an opening corresponding to the upper surface of the entire lower part 2 is performed, which opening then forms the new bottom of the fireplace, or corresponding to the total cross section of the lower chamber 17 and the stationary outlet pipe 24, and a groove corresponding to the groove 19 is performed in connection with said opening, so that the chamber bottom plate 22 can be arranged in said groove. Fig. 15 shows the lower part 2 in which convection channels or tubes 20 are arranged in the side walls of the lower chamber 17. In excess of having air inlet to the lower chamber 17 via the ashpit 16, Fig. 2, 3, 13 and 14, an opening ^" with an inlet air damper 14 for se¬ condary air may be performed in the front side wall of the chamber 17, Fig. 1, said opening being of a size which allows cinders to be removed from the chamber 17. In that case the opening is covered by the cleanout ^• cap 13 wherein the secondary air damper 14 is arranged and preferably covered by a displaceable vertical grate as conventional in connection with stoves.

In Figs. 1, 3, 15, and 16 U-shaped tubular convection air channels 20 are shown, said channels are arranged in circle in the fireproof material around the lower chamber 17 for the removal of the heat from the fireproof material

11 and for the increase of hea emittance to the surround¬ ings of the stove.

However, the stove need ^' not being provided with such air channels. The air channels 20 may be totally or partly blocked by dampers not shown, e.g. for throttling down the passage of the convection air in case it is* desired to maintain a low heat emission, low combustion speed and a throttled- down air inlet to the chamber 17, e.g. if the combustion is to take place after one single supply of fuel which is intended to last overnight. •

Fig. 16 shows a horizontal section along IX-IX through the chamber 17, the air channels 20, and the cleanout cap 13.