Induction furnace with a furnace bottom and a lid
AssigneeLeybold-Heraeus GmbH
InventorsGeorg Sick, Otto Stenzel, Heinz Kohnert, Hans-Johann Kemmer
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Abstract
Disclosed is an induction furnace with a furnace bottom comprising a crucible, an induction winding and a gas-tight casing, also having a lid, for the furnace bottom, which lid has at least one gas connection, a charging valve and a pouring arrangement. The furnace bottom and lid are connected by a flange joint and tiltably mounted by means of a picot bearing and a drive about a tipping axis in a furnace stand. The pivot bearing is secured to the lid, the tipping mechanism engages the lid, and the furnace bottom is separable from the lid by unfastening the flange joint, the lid remaining in the furnace stand.
Claims15
An induction furnace comprising:
- a furnace bottom having a crucible, an induction winding and a gas-tight casing;
- a lid which fits on the furnace bottom and is releasably connected thereto in gas-tight fashion by a flange joint, said lid having at least one gas connection, a charging valve and a pouring arrangement, and being tiltably supported about a pivot axis in the connected state in a furnace stand by a pivot bearing which is secured to said lid;
- and a tipping mechanism which engages the lid, wherein the furnace bottom is separable from the lid by unfastening the flange connection, the lid remaining in the furnace stand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.