US 2014/0150697 A1 · MOVING GRATE DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR COMBUSTION

Abstract

A solid fuel conveying system is presented. The system includes a low power agitating grate. The grate has a surface for burning solid fuel in a burner, such as a downdraft burner. The grate includes a rotating camshaft and a plurality of movable grate elements. Each movable grate element has a cam end and a slide end. A cam bore passes through the grate element cam end, and a slide bore passes through the grate element slide end. A slide pin passes through each movable grate slide bore. A plurality of cams are disposed along the rotating camshaft, with each cam disposed within a cam bore in one of the plurality of movable grates elements. A camshaft drive rotates the camshaft, thereby moving each grate element in accordance with the orientation of the cam passing through the corresponding cam bore of that grate element.

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Dependent claims

An agitating grate, comprising:

a movable grate element comprising:
a solid fuel supporting surface;
a bottom surface disposed substantially opposite said solid fuel supporting surface;
a first side;
a second side disposed substantially opposite said first side;
a cam end;
a slide end disposed substantially opposite said cam end;
and
a cam bore disposed substantially at said cam end, said cam bore passing through said movable grate element between said first side and said second side;
a first rotating camshaft disposed through said cam bore;
and
a first cam lobe disposed upon said first rotating camshaft, said first cam lobe disposed within said cam bore.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Moving grate device, method, and system for combustion

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Moving grate device, method, and system for combustion

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