Furnace framework system with expansion joint
AssigneeFrank Schubach
InventorFrank Schubach
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Abstract
Aspects of this invention include a furnace framework system which includes a framework with a first end piece, a second end piece and inter-connecting structural members operatively connecting the first end piece with the second end piece, with a combustion chamber housing and an exhaust manifold operatively attached to the framework by at least one expansion joint to allow limited relative movement between the combustion chamber housing and/or the exhaust manifold. The expansion joint may include a flange on at least one of the combustion chamber housing and the exhaust manifold retained between the first end piece and a structural retainer component.
Claims9
A furnace framework system comprising:
- a framework with a first end piece, a second end piece and inter-connecting structural members operatively connecting the first end piece with the second end piece;
- a combustion chamber housing which includes an internal combustion chamber, a burner aperture at a first end and an exhaust conduit at a second end, the combustion chamber housing being operatively connected at a first end to the framework;
- an exhaust manifold which includes an outlet conduit at a first end and an inlet at a second end disposed to receive exhaust from the combustion chamber, the exhaust manifold being operatively connected to the framework;
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- wherein one of the combustion chamber housing and the exhaust manifold are operatively connected to the first end piece and to the second end piece of the framework by an expansion joint.
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