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US 6,474,249 B1Granted
Mobile furnace and method of facilitating removal of material from workpieces
OwnerJohn Bruce Smithinventor
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Abstract
The mobile furnace for removing foreign material, such as coatings, from workpieces. The mobile furnace includes burners for heating a combustion chamber of the furnace, and a burner control for operating the burners. The furnace is mounted on a wheeled vehicle or the like for transport to a worksite.
Claims23
A mobile furnace comprising:
- a shell defining a combustion chamber, the shell including a shell body and a cover pivotably mounted to the shell body;
- a burner constructed and arranged to heat the combustion chamber to a temperature sufficient to facilitate removal of foreign material associated with a workpiece;
- a wheel for supporting the shell so as to make the furnace mobile;
- a fuel reservoir operatively connected to the burner for supplying fuel to the burner;
- and
- a support device disposed within the shell for supporting a workpiece in the combustion chamber,
- wherein the support device is operatively connected to an interior portion of the cover and the support device is translatable with respect to the shell body.
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A mobile furnace comprising:
- a shell defining a combustion chamber, the shell including a cover mounted to the shell;
- a support device operatively connected to an interior portion of the cover;
- a burner constructed and arranged to heat the combustion chamber to a temperature sufficient to facilitate removal of foreign material associated with a workpiece;
- a wheel for supporting the shell so as to make the furnace mobile;
- and
- insulation disposed within the shell for insulating the combustion chamber;
- wherein the insulation includes a ceramic layer and the ceramic layer is a ceramic frit coating disposed over the insulation.
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A mobile furnace comprising:
- a shell defining a combustion chamber, the shell including a cover mounted to the shell;
- a support device operatively connected to an interior portion of the cover;
- a burner constructed and arranged to heat the combustion chamber to a temperature sufficient to facilitate removal of foreign material associated with a workpiece;
- a fuel reservoir operatively connected to the burner for supplying fuel to the burner;
- a wheel for supporting the shell so as to make the furnace mobile;
- and
- an opening/closing device for selectively opening and closing the cover,
- wherein the shell comprises a shell body and the cover pivotably mounted to the shell body.
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A mobile furnace comprising:
- a shell defining a combustion chamber;
- a burner constituted and arranged for heating the combustion chamber;
- insulation provided over an interior surface of the shell for insulating the combustion chamber;
- an insulation retainer comprising a retainer grid and at least one channel extending along an axial length of the interior of the shell, the insulation having at least one edge disposed within the at least one channel;
- a frame, the shell being supported on the frame;
- and
- a wheel for supporting the frame so as to make the furnace mobile,
- wherein the retainer grid is a wire grid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.