Radiant heating element with free end
AssigneeDrever International S.A.
InventorsVan-Long Hoang, Alexandre Lhoest, Olivier Pensis
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Abstract
A radiant element for heating an oven is disclosed. The radiant element comprises a first end; a second free end; a radiant structure between said first end and second end; a conduit for an energy feed inside said radiant structure; a first attachment leg for mechanically coupling the radiant structure to a support, a first coupling means comprising a first portion arranged to be stationary with respect to said support, and a second portion stationary relative to said first leg, the first portion and the second portion being mechanically coupled via a first interface so as to allow a relative displacement between the first portion and second portion.
Claims17
A radiant element configured for placement on a first vertical wall of an oven, comprising:
- a first end located on a first side of the radiant element;
- a second end located on a second side of the radiant element, the second side being opposite the first side;
- a radiant structure for heating inside the oven, located between the first end and the second end;
- a conduit for an energy feed inside the radiant structure, the conduit being located on the first side of the radiant element;
- a first attachment leg for mechanically coupling the radiant structure to a support located on the first vertical wall, the first attachment leg being located on the first side of the radiant element;
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- a first coupling means for mechanically coupling the first attachment leg to the support, wherein the first attachment leg is only present internally within the oven, the first coupling means configured to allow relative displacement of the first attachment leg with respect to the support;
- wherein the second end is free;
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- wherein the first coupling means comprises:
- a first portion arranged to be stationary with respect to the support, and
- a second portion stationary relative to first attachment leg, the first portion and the second portion being mechanically coupled via a first interface to allow for a relative displacement between the first portion and second portion,
- wherein said first interface allows a sliding and/or a rolling of the second portion with respect to the first portion, to allow a vertical displacement of the first coupling means.
A method for attaching a radiant element to a first vertical wall of an oven for heat treating a product, the method comprising the following steps:
- a. providing a radiant element comprising:
- a first end located on a first side of the radiant element;
- a second end located on a second side of the radiant element, the second side being opposite the first side;
- a radiant structure for heating inside the oven, located between the first end and second end;
- a conduit for an energy feed inside the radiant structure, the conduit being located on the first side of the radiant element;
- a first attachment leg located on the first side of the radiant element;
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- a first coupling means comprising:
- a first portion, and
- a second portion stationary with respect to the first attachment leg, the first portion and the second portion being adapted to be mechanically coupled via a first interface to allow for a relative displacement between the first portion and second portion;
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- b. placing said radiant element on the first vertical wall so that:
- the second end is free;
- the first attachment leg mechanically couples the radiant structure to a support located on the first vertical wall;
- the first coupling means mechanically couples the first attachment leg to the support, wherein the first attachment leg is only present internally within the oven, the first coupling means configured to allow free relative displacement of the first attachment leg with respect to the support;
- the first portion of the first coupling means is stationary relative to the support;
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- the second portion of the first coupling means is mechanically coupled to the first portion via the first interface to allow for a relative displacement between the first portion and second portion;
- wherein said first interface allows a sliding and/or a rolling of the second portion with respect to the first portion, to allow a vertical displacement of the first coupling means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.