Support arrangement for mounting electric heating elements

A support arrangement for mounting electric heating elements in a furnace, the support arrangement being configured for mounting heating elements such that the heating elements extend out from the support arrangement in a longitudinal direction of the support arrangement, the support arrangement comprising:

• a first insulating body having a first surface configured to face the interior of the furnace, the first surface of the first insulating body comprising a first longitudinal slot, wherein the first longitudinal slot has a configuration adapted to allow insertion of a first heating element into the first insulating body in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support arrangement;
• a second insulating body having a first surface configured to face the interior of the furnace, the first surface of the second insulating body comprising a second longitudinal slot, wherein the second longitudinal slot has a configuration adapted to allow insertion of a second heating element into the second insulating body in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support arrangement;
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• a support structure configured to support the first insulating body and/or the second insulating body in the furnace, the support structure further configured to at least partly extend into a wall of the furnace when the support arrangement is arranged in the furnace;
• wherein the second insulating body, in the longitudinal direction of the support arrangement, is arranged at a distance from the first insulating body so as to form a cavity between the first insulating body and the second insulating body through which each of the first heating element and the second heating element may be electrically connected to a power source via a respective terminal, and
• the support arrangement further comprising a detachably arranged cover body or cover assembly adapted to, when mounted in the support arrangement, extend over the first surface of the first insulating body and the first surface of the second insulating body so as to form a wall of said cavity.