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Skid system for carrying a furnace charge

US4689009A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1985
Grant dateAug 25, 1987
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D3/024
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A skid system for carrying a charge in a pusher or walking-beam furnace incorporating a cooled skid pipe 3 and at least one rider 1 fitted on the skid pipe for carrying the charge in the furnace is, for permanent and effective insulation of the cooled skid pipe in the rider area designed for the rider 1 to comprise a charge-carrying support land and two channel-shaped leg portions 2 adjoining the land, the leg portions surrounding part of the periphery of the cooled skid pipe 3 in a spaced-apart relationship and for the space between the cooled skid pipe 3 and the inner surfaces of the leg portions 2 to form insulating spaces 4 filled with a thermal insulation material 4'.

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