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US 5,788,485 AGranted
Kiln for ceramic dental composition with a pivotally connected bearing arrangement
AssigneeIvoclar AG
InventorsRobert Grunenfelder, Jurgen Mertins, Horst Ulbricht
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Abstract
A kiln has a bottom part with a support for goods to be fired and a top part with a firing chamber. A bearing arrangement including at least one pivot joint pivotably connects the bottom part and the top part. The bearing arrangement includes a lift bearing cooperating with the at least one pivot joint.
Claims17
A kiln comprising:
- a bottom part with a support for goods to be fired;
- a top part with a firing chamber;
- a bearing arrangement connecting said bottom part and said top part, said bearing arrangement including
- at least one pivot joint pivotally connecting said bottom part and said top part, and
- a lift bearing cooperating with at least said one pivot joint for initially raising the entire top part vertically with respect to the bottom part to facilitate cooling of the top part.
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A kiln comprising:
- a bottom part with a support for goods to be fired;
- a top part with a firing chamber;
- a bearing arrangement comprising at least one pivot joint pivotally connecting said bottom part and said top part;
- said bearing arrangement further comprising a lift bearing cooperating with said at least one pivot joint, and
- a control device for sequentially controlling, when opening said kiln, first said lift bearing and subsequently said at least one pivot joint.
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A kiln comprising:
- a bottom part with a support for goods to be fired;
- a top part with a firing chamber;
- a bearing arrangement comprising at least one pivot joint pivotally connecting said bottom part and said top part;
- said bearing arrangement further comprising a lift bearing cooperating with said at least one pivot joint, wherein said at least one pivot joint comprises abutments for limiting a pivoting movement of said top part relative to said bottom part.
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A kiln comprising:
- a bottom part with a support for goods to be fired;
- a top part with a firing chamber;
- a bearing arrangement comprising at least one pivot joint pivotally connecting said bottom part and said top part;
- said bearing arrangement further comprising a lift bearing cooperating with said at least one pivot joint, wherein said bottom part has an upper surface, said kiln further comprising storage shelves connected laterally to an upper surface of said bottom part so as to be flush with a contour of said upper surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.