Ingot pusher furnace
US4585412A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1985 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27B2009/3027
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ingot pusher furnace includes a horizontal baffle assembly suspended from a frame member located above a furnace top wall. The baffle assembly includes of a center portion and a pair of first and second upwardly sloping end portions connected to the center portion. The center portion is positioned substantially parallel to an upper surface of a center portion of the ingot. A first upper horizontal baffle is connected by a first gusset to the first sloping end portion. The first upper baffle is positioned substantially parallel to and above a first end portion of the ingot. A second upper horizontal baffle is connected by a second gusset to the second sloping end portion. The second upper baffle is positioned substantially parallel to and above a second end portion of the ingot.
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