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US 4,174,920 AGranted
Solid fuel distributor
AssigneeDetroit Stoker Company
InventorHarold L. Knox
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Abstract
A solid fuel distribution system for uniformly distributing fuel throughout a furnace comprising a novel dual-reciprocating spout assembly that is adapted to provide a substantially constant supply of fuel to a plurality of supply chutes. The spout assembly comprises a pair of reciprocating spouts mounted on a horizontal axis and actuated to swing back and forth in opposed fashion so that each supply chute is fed with a relatively constant supply of fuel.
Claims8
In a fuel distribution system for supplying fuel to a furnace through a multiplicity of supply chutes:
- a reciprocating spout assembly for distribution fuel into each of said supply chutes comprising a first reciprocating spout pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis and adapted to swing back and forth through an arcuate path to distribute fuel is succession into each of said supply chutes, a second reciprocating spout pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis and adapted to swing back and forth through an arcuate path to distribute fuel in succession into each of said supply chutes, and motive means connected to said first and second spouts for causing said spouts to reciprocate in opposed relation to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.