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US 4,044,951 AGranted
Spray tubing within a rotating drum supported independently of the drum
AssigneeAllis-Chalmers Corporation
InventorJohn J. Waite
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Abstract
A detachable mounting and support arrangement for the stationary spray tube which extends through a rotary drum. A tension cable extends through the spray tube and is anchored exteriorly of the drum and spray tube at each end of the drum.
Claims2
In a method of supporting an elongated spray pipe within the cylindrical shell of a rotating cooling device comprising;
- of providing the spray pipe with a support internally thereof and extending outwardly from each end of the spray pipe and the cylindrical shell;
- of anchoring both external ends of the support externally of the cylindrical shell;
- and,
- of applying a tensioning force to at least one external end of the support.
1 more element
In a method of supporting a spray pipe within an elongated cylindrical shell of a rotating cooling device comprising;
- of providing the spray pipe with an internal support that extends outwardly of the spray pipe and externally of the cylindrical shell;
- of anchoring both ends of the support externally of the cylindrical shell;
- of supporting the spray pipe support at each end externally of the cylindrical shell in a plane which substantially connects with the axis about which the cylindrical shell rotates;
- and,
- of applying a tenson force to at least one end of the spray pipe support.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.