Device for mounting and/or dismantling staves in a shaft furnace
US11268764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D2201/00
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for mounting and/or dismantling staves on/from an inner wall of a shaft furnace, the device including a circular monorail for supporting at least one stave positioning hoist, where the monorail is divided into at least four separate arc portions, where each arc portion is connected to a neighboring arc portion by means of a rotatable connection, the arc portions are moveable between an unfolded position, in which the arc portions form a circular monorail, and a folded position, in which the overall size of the monorail is, in one direction, reduced.
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