Patent · US Expired

Tube bundle support

US4579304A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1983
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 1, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF28F9/0136
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A supporting means for a tube bundle arranged in an array having a plurality of rows of parallel tubes is constructed of a plurality of first and second strip members extending transversely to one another and being interlocked at cooperating slots to form a lattice structure of crossed strips with openings for receiving the tubes, and a frame extending around the periphery of the tube bundle array in engagement with the ends of the strip members.

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