Transformer for oil burner ignitor

Abstract

A transformer for use with various makes of oil burner ignitors, requiring various mounting configurations has a housing and base with a plurality of mountings, selected ones of which can be aligned with attachment holes of various different makes of oil burner ignitors on an oil burner furnace such that the transformer may be mounted on several types of oil burner ignitor on various oil burner furnaces.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:  
     
         1 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, and comprising: 
 a housing adapted to be mounted on selected ones of various makes of oil burners;    a plurality of mountings in said housing said mountings being located to be aligned with attachment holes on various different makes of oil burners, whereby the transformer may be mounted on several types of oil burners for furnaces.    
     
     
         2 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 1 , and wherein the oil burners have mounting plates adapted to receive a transformer of a specific make, and wherein said housing is adapted to be attached to any one of various different types of mounting plates.  
     
     
         3 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 1 , and wherein the housing has a base formed as an integral one piece molding.  
     
     
         4 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 3 , and wherein the base is formed with a plurality of tubular recesses, each having a closed end, the recesses defining the mountings for attachment of the transformer to the ignitor.  
     
     
         5 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 4 , and wherein the ignitor plate has an opening therein, and in which the base is shaped and adapted to cover and close such opening and seal the same to prevent variation in the static pressure within the burner, during operation.  
     
     
         6 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 1 , and wherein transformer components are located within the housing, and are enclosed within a potting compound therein.  
     
     
         7 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 6 , and wherein the housing defines a connection space therewithin, free of said potting compound, in which electrical connections may be enclosed  
     
     
         8 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 7 , and wherein electrical terminals are provided extending from the potting compound and which are adapted to receive electrical connectors for connecting with the ignitor.  
     
     
         9 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 1 , and wherein the ignitors have ground terminals, in which the ground terminals any be located at various points on the ignitor, and wherein the transformer has a ground connector provided around the housing, the ground connector being such that it will connect with the ground terminal on the ignitor.  
     
     
         10 . A transformer adapted for use on various different makes of oil burners for oil furnaces, as claimed in  claim 3 , and wherein the tubular recess are formed with reinforcements connecting the recesses to the housing.