Furnace product transport system
OwnerEdward V. McCormickinventor
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Abstract
This invention involves a transport system for moving work products through a furnace or kiln. The structure is simple in construction and moves easily along two grooves or channels provided at both sides of the product supporting structure. The supporting structure is a plurality of cross bars resting on a carrier or carriers on each side thereof. The structure resists warping and rapid deterioration generally occuring in prior art structures. It importantly allows uniform heating of the product because of the open atmosphere provided therein.
Claims14
A product transport system for use in heat treating kilns or furnaces which comprises in combination an outer refractory, a plurality of cross pieces supported on at least two movable carriers or cross piece supporting structures, thereby forming a carrier/cross piece assembly, said outer refractory having inner grooves or channels through which at least two of said cross piece supporting structures or carriers will fit and travel with said cross pieces supported thereon, said cross pieces comprising a series of elongated and separated product supports having spaces there between, said movable cross piece supporting structure or carrier being slidably positioned in said channels having in an upper portion thereof indentations into which both terminal ends of said cross pieces fit, said carrier/cross piece assembly slidably movable through a length of said furnace via said inner grooves or channels, said outer refractory supporting at least two of said carriers.
A transport system used to transport a work product through a furnace or kiln which comprises an outer refractory, a plurality of cross pieces, and at least two carriers supporting all of said cross pieces to form thereby a carrier/cross piece assembly, said outer refractory containing end channels or grooves along which said carriers will travel as they are pushed through a furnace, said channels positioned adjacent each terminal end of said cross pieces, said channels having guard means to prevent the entrance of debris into said channels, said carriers having in an upper portion thereof indentations into which both terminal ends of said cross pieces fit, said carriers and said cross pieces as said carrier/cross piece assembly movable along a length of said furnace via a path formed by said channels.
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