Batch charger for glass furnace
AssigneeFrazier-Simplex, Inc.
InventorClifford F. Crouse
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Abstract
A batch charger for feeding raw batch material to a glass making furnace of the type having a reciprocating charger plate positioned under a hopper chute. A pusher bar is supported substantially parallel to the front edge of the charger plate, and rams are connected to the pusher bar to move it from a position under the charger plate such that raw batch that has been delivered over the edge of the charger plate can be pushed further into the furnace.
Claims10
A batch charger for feeding raw batch material to a glass making furnace of the type having a main support frame with raw batch hopper chute therein, and a reciprocating charger plate positioned under the hopper chute for receiving raw batch material therefrom, the improvement comprising:
- a pusher bar movable with respect to said charger plate,
- means to support the pusher bar substantially parallel to a front edge of the charger plate, and
- means to cause the pusher bar to move from a first position under the charger plate to a second position spaced from the front edge of the charger plate whereby raw batch that has been delivered over the edge of the charger plate can be pushed further into the furnace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.