Ingot pusher furnace
US4540363A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27B2009/3027
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved ingot pusher furnace having a base carrying a plurality of laterally slidable shoes with upper surfaces smoothly tapering into said base. A pair of side walls is connected to said base with a top wall connected to said side walls to define a heating enclosure. A pair of end walls are connected to the base, side walls and top walls, each of the end walls having a vestibule, including a pair of double doors therein. A baffle assembly is movably connected to the top wall to be held in spaced proximity from an ingot to be heated.
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