Material hopper, in particular for a blast furnace
US10823507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27B3/183
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A Material hopper, in particular for a blast furnace, includes a containing hollow shell for storing material, the shell having an upper shell part with an inlet portion and an asymmetric funnel-shaped lower shell part with an outlet portion, a wear plate arrangement covers at least part of an inner wall of the lower shell part, the wear plate arrangement having a plurality of wear plates arranged adjacent to one another in a plurality of rows stacked along the inner wall, the wear plates being arranged in rows that follow parallel mounting lines that are defined by the intersection of the lower shell part with planes perpendicular to the axis of a virtual right circular cone substantially matching the shape of the funnel-shaped lower shell part.
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