# US 9,038,551 B2 · Waste disposal plant with modular frame and guide assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,038,551 B2 - Document ID: US9038551B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/511,982 - Filed: 2010-11-18 - Published: 2013-01-17 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2009-11-26 - Assignees: TM.E. S.p.A. - Applicants: Emanuele Corbani - Inventors: Emanuele Corbani - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9038551B2 ## CPC - F23G 5/002: {characterised by their grates (F23G5/05 takes precedence)} - F23H 7/08: reciprocating along their axes - F23H 17/08: Bearers; Frames; Spacers; Supports - F23G 2203/101: with stepped or inclined grate - F23G: CREMATION FURNACES; CONSUMING WASTE PRODUCTS BY COMBUSTION - F23H: GRATES (inlets for fluidisation air for fluidised bed combustion apparatus F23C10/20); CLEANING OR RAKING GRATES ## Abstract A waste disposal plant includes a combustion chamber (2) inside which waste laid on a combustion grate (3) is burnt. The grate permits the entrance of an adequate quantity of combustion air in the chamber through it. The combustion grate includes at least a handling group formed by fire bars or plates (7), which move alternatively one with respect to the other by advancing the waste on the grate. A handling group allows the alternate movement of the fire bars (7) which are divided in movable fire bars (7a) and fixed fire bars (7b), alternately disposed one with respect to the other, on transversal rows resting one upon the other according to a longitudinal placement with alternate steps. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Waste disposal plant comprising a combustion chamber inside which waste laid on a combustion grate is burnt, which allows entrance of an adequate quantity of combustion air in the chamber, said combustion grate comprising at least a handling group formed by a plurality of fire bars or plates, which move alternatively one with respect to another by advancing the waste on said grate, the handling group permitting alternate movement of the fire bars which are divided in movable fire bars and fixed fire bars, alternately disposed one with respect to another, on transversal rows resting one upon-another according to a longitudinal placement with alternate steps, respectively one fixed and one movable, the movable fire bars being bound to a movable frame, which is pushed through the handling group; the handling group comprises a carrying frame including at least two lateral beams and at least two cross-beams, the at least two lateral beams being connected to the at least two cross-beams by a joint, positioned on the upper portion of the lateral beams, inside the lateral beams axes being mounted on wheel assemblies interfacing the carrying frame with the movable frame allowing movement of the movable frame, the wheel assemblies incorporating movement limiting elements; wherein a lower sheet is fixed to a lower portion of the lateral beams, which together with the lateral beams delimits from two sides of a module of the grate pressurized volume which feeds supply air to the fire bars. ### Claim 2 Waste disposal plant comprising a combustion chamber inside which waste laid on a combustion grate is burnt, which allows entrance of an adequate quantity of combustion air in the chamber, said combustion grate comprising at least a handling group formed by a plurality of fire bars or plates, which move alternatively one with respect to another by advancing the waste on said grate, the handling group permitting alternate movement of the fire bars which are divided in movable fire bars and fixed fire bars, alternately disposed one with respect to another, on transversal rows resting one upon-another according to a longitudinal placement with alternate steps, respectively one fixed and one movable, the movable fire bars being bound to a movable frame, which is pushed through the handling group; the handling group comprises a carrying frame including at least two lateral beams and at least two cross-beams, the at least two lateral beams being connected to the at least two cross-beams by a joint, positioned on the upper portion of the lateral beams, inside the lateral beams axes being mounted on wheel assemblies interfacing the carrying frame with the movable frame allowing movement of the movable frame, the wheel assemblies incorporating movement limiting elements; wherein two flanges are fixed to front and back ends of the lateral beams, whose outer surfaces are made to match to couple two successive handling groups; wherein the flanges are provided with upper and lower extensions, which permit correctly coupling two successive modules at upper sheets and lower sheets. ### Claim 3 Waste disposal plant comprising a combustion chamber inside which waste laid on a combustion grate is burnt, which allows entrance of an adequate quantity of combustion air in the chamber, said combustion grate comprising at least a handling group formed by a plurality of fire bars or plates, which move alternatively one with respect to another by advancing the waste on said grate, the handling group permitting alternate movement of the fire bars which are divided in movable fire bars and fixed fire bars, alternately disposed one with respect to another, on transversal rows resting one upon-another according to a longitudinal placement with alternate steps, respectively one fixed and one movable, the movable fire bars being bound to a movable frame, which is pushed through the handling group; the handling group comprises a carrying frame including at least two lateral beams and at least two cross-beams, the at least two lateral beams being connected to the at least two cross-beams by a joint, positioned on the upper portion of the lateral beams, inside the lateral beams axes being mounted on wheel assemblies interfacing the carrying frame with the movable frame allowing movement of the movable frame, the wheel assemblies incorporating movement limiting elements; wherein two flanges are fixed to front and back ends of the lateral beams, whose outer surfaces are made to match to couple two successive handling groups; and wherein the front flanges are provided with a lateral extension to which a fastening element is fixed for a hydraulic cylinder which moves an actuating shaft. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The plant according to claim 3, wherein the handling of the actuating shaft is made by a lever fitted flush to the actuating shaft.