Walking beam furnace
AssigneeBricmont & Associates, Inc.
InventorFrancis H. Bricmont
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Abstract
Walking beam assemblies used to advance workpieces in a reheat furnace include upper and lower runs of coolant pipes spaced and joined together by web plates to extend along each of the opposite lateral sides of a body of refractory that contacts the workpieces. The web plates support clip members that have a bent midportion to wrap around the upper run of the coolant pipe. A leg section of each clip member extends along the side of the refractory material to an elevation spaced below the workpiece-engaging face of the refractory. Support members including gusset plates are carried by the refractory support member to engage the lower run of the coolant pipe and extend along the web plates for support.
Claims11
In a walking beam furnace having walls and a hearth forming a passageway for workpieces, said hearth including stationary and movable walking beam assemblies to support and advance the workpieces along the passageway, the combination wherein said walking beam assemblies include a body of refractory having a workpiece-engaging face, a support to carry said body of refractory, upper and lower runs of coolant pipes, means to join together said pipes to extend along each of the opposite lateral sides of said body of refractory below the workpiece-engaging face thereof, and clip means carried below the upper run of said coolant pipes while supported thereby to extend upwardly to a point spaced below the workpiece-engaging face of said body of refractory for cooling and lateral support thereof.
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