Flame producing assembly reducing fuel evaporation

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a flame producing assembly. The flame producing assembly may comprise a fuel reservoir, a flame wick and a fuel wick in fluid communication with the fuel reservoir. The flame producing assembly may further comprise a translation mechanism, wherein the translation mechanism may be configured to switch the fuel wick between a first position and a second position. Further, the flame wick may be in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the first position and not in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the second position.

1 . A flame producing assembly ( 10 ) comprising:
 a fuel reservoir,   a flame wick,   a fuel wick in fluid communication with the fuel reservoir,   and a translation mechanism, wherein the translation mechanism is configured to switch the fuel wick between a first position and a second position,   wherein the flame wick is in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the first position and not in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the second position, wherein the flame wick comprises a flame arrester configured to transport fuel from the fuel reservoir to the flame wick.   
     
     
         2 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick is in fluid communication with a wicking pad. 
     
     
         3 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein the wicking pad is in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the first position and the wicking pad is not in fluid communication with the fuel wick when the fuel wick is in the second position. 
     
     
         4 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame producing assembly comprises a lid configured to switch between an open and a closed conformation, in particular wherein the lid is configured to reduce evaporation of fuel from the flame wick when in the closed configuration. 
     
     
         5 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein the lid is connected to the translation mechanism. 
     
     
         6 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick comprises a distal end configured to provide a flame upon being lit and a proximal end configured to be in fluid communication with the fuel reservoir when the fuel wick is in the first position, wherein the flame wick has a wick axis disposed between the distal and proximal end. 
     
     
         7 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the translation mechanism is configured to moves the fuel wick—along the wick axis. 
     
     
         8 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 6 , wherein the translation mechanism is configured to moves the fuel wick—perpendicular to the wick axis. 
     
     
         9 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick is a permanent wick. 
     
     
         10 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick is porous. 
     
     
         11 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick comprises metal, glass and/or ceramic fibers. 
     
     
         12 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick is in fluid communication with the flame arrester. 
     
     
         13 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame arrester is configured to transport fuel from the fuel reservoir to the flame wick and while preventing transmittal of the flame from the distal end to the proximal end of the flame wick. 
     
     
         14 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick has a higher porosity compared to the flame arrester. 
     
     
         15 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein the flame wick and the flame arrester comprise pores, wherein the flame wick's pore-size distribution is higher than the flame arrester's pore size distribution. 
     
     
         16 . The flame producing assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein, the fuel wick is in its first position when the lid is in its open conformation and in its second position when the lid is in its closed conformation.