Modular solids charger
AssigneeMerkle Engineers, Inc.
InventorsFrank P. Merkle, Larry L. Horn, Barry R. James, William L. Merkle
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Abstract
A modular solids charger for feeding granular solid material to a reactor, the charger comprising a chassis, a charger plate support frame vertically and angularly adjustable with respect to the horizontal secured to the chassis, a removable reciprocable charger plate reciprocably secured to the charger plate support frame, a removable solids supply chute disposed above the reciprocable charger plate for feeding solids to the reciprocable charger plate, spacers for adjusting the elevation of the chassis to accommodate a range of elevations of reactor feed openings, and charger plate support frame extensions to enable the charge plate support frame to accommodate a range of reciprocable charger plate widths.
Claims16
A modular solids charger for feeding granular solid material to a reactor comprising:
- a chassis;
- a charger plate support frame vertically and angularly adjustable with respect to the horizontal secured to said chassis;
- a removable reciprocable charger plate reciprocably secured to said charger plate support frame;
- a removable solids supply chute disposed above said reciprocable charger plate for feeding solids to said reciprocable charger plate;
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- means for adjusting the width of said charger plate support frame whereby said charger plate support frame is adaptable to accommodate a range of reciprocable charger plate widths.
In a solids charger for feeding granular solid material to a reactor, said solids charger having a chassis, a charger plate support frame vertically and angularly adjustable with respect to the horizontal secured to said chassis, a reciprocable charger plate reciprocably secured to said charger plate support frame, and a solids supply chute disposed above said reciprocable charger plate for feeding solids to said reciprocable charger plate, the improvement comprising:
- said solids charger being of a modular design whereby said reciprocable charger plate and said solids supply chute are removable, said chassis is adaptable to accommodate a range of elevations of reactor feed openings, and said charger plate support frame is adaptable to accommodate reciprocable charger plates having a range of widths;
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- a floating link system attaching said charger plate support frame to said chassis, said floating link system comprising elevation jacking means for adjusting the elevation of said charger plate support frame connecting said chassis to a front portion of said charger plate support frame, angle jacking means for adjusting the angle of said charger plate support frame with respect to the horizontal connecting said chassis to a rear portion of said charger plate support frame, and a longitudinal charger plate frame support link pivotably connected at one end to a front portion of said charger plate support frame and pivotably connected at an opposite end to a rear portion of said chassis.
A modular batch charger for feeding raw batch material to a glass melter comprising:
- a chassis;
- a charger plate support frame vertically and angularly adjustable with respect to the horizontal secured to said chassis;
- a removable reciprocable charger plate reciprocably secured to said charger plate support frame;
- a removable raw batch supply chute disposed above said reciprocable charger plate for feeding raw batch to said reciprocable charger plate;
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- means for adjusting at least one of the length and width of said charger plate support frame whereby said charger plate support frame is adaptable to accommodate a range of reciprocable charger plate widths.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.