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US 6,286,442 B1Granted
Support device for furnace
AssigneeOutokumpu Oyj
InventorMarkus Ranki
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Abstract
A support device for a furnace, particularly the bottom furnace of a flash smelting furnace, includes a fastening device flexibly connecting a pillar element to a support structure. The pillar element includes a support part having a slot for receiving a counterpart attached to the support structure. The engagement of the counterpart with the slot controls the horizontal motion of the pillar element as the furnace walls move caused by thermal expansion.
Claims10
A support device for supporting a bottom portion of a furnace which includes furnace walls, said support device comprising:
- a pillar element including a support part, said support part having a slot defining a support surface;
- a support structure for the bottom portion of the furnace, said support structure supporting a counterpart said counterpart being a pin element;
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- a fastening device flexibly connecting the pillar element to the support structure to permit movement of the furnace walls caused by thermal expansion, wherein the support surface of the slot defined by the support part receives the counterpart and controls the horizontal motion of the pillar element.
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