Refractory article
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsEvgeniy E. Esjunin, Hubert Müller
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Abstract
A refractory article having a support structure including a first plurality of posts coupled by a first member; and a second plurality of posts substantially parallel with the first plurality of posts, the second plurality of posts coupled by a second member, wherein the support structure has a height, H, and wherein the first and second members are positioned between 0.3H and 0.7H. In another aspect, the support structure has a height to width ratio of at least 1.5, a stiffness factor of no greater than 100 mm, and a solid to open volume ratio of no greater than 5%. In another aspect, the support structure has a weight of no greater than 1200 kg, a stiffness factor of no greater than 100 mm, and a solid to open volume ratio of no greater than 5%.
Claims20
A refractory article, comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- a height, H;
- a first plurality of posts coupled by a first member positioned between 0.3H and 0.7H, wherein the first member extends through an aperture of each of the first plurality of posts, wherein the first member is not secured to the first plurality of posts, and wherein the first member is not secured to the apertures of each of the first plurality of posts but instead permitted to move therein;
- a second plurality of posts substantially parallel with the first plurality of posts, the second plurality of posts coupled by a second member positioned between 0.3H and 0.7H, wherein the second member extends through an aperture of each of the second plurality of posts;
- and
- a plurality of supporting shelves spanning between the first plurality of posts and the second plurality of posts,
- wherein the first member is not in direct contact with the plurality of supporting shelves and wherein the second member is not in direct contact with the plurality of supporting shelves;
- and wherein the plurality of supporting shelves are spaced apart from one another along the height H of the support structure and at least one of the supporting shelves is positioned between 0 to 0.3H or positioned between 0.7H to H.
A refractory article, comprising:
- a support structure comprising:
- a height H, a first plurality of posts coupled by a first member positioned between 0.3H and 0.7H, wherein the first member consists of a single member;
- a second plurality of posts substantially parallel with the first plurality of posts, the second plurality of posts coupled by a second member positioned between 0.3H and 0.7H, wherein the second member consists of a single member;
- and
- a plurality of support members, each supported by one of the first plurality of posts and one of the second plurality of posts,
- wherein the plurality of support members create a plurality of support levels along a direction of the height, H, of the support structure;
- wherein the first member is not in direct contact with the plurality of supporting members and wherein the second member is not in direct contact with the plurality of supporting members;
- and
- wherein the first member is disposed within an aperture of each of the first plurality of posts, wherein the second member is disposed within an aperture of each of the second plurality of posts, wherein the first and second members are not secured to the first or second plurality of posts, and wherein the first and second members are not secured to the apertures of the first or second plurality of posts but instead permitted to move therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.