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Furnace enclosure having a clear viewpath

US4918705A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 6, 1989
Grant dateApr 17, 1990
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27D2099/0031
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A clear optical path is provided in a furnace in which high intensity top surface heating is carried out. The path extends through a viewport to the interior of the furnace chamber. The path extends to a clear metal mirror surface and from the mirror surfaced to other portions of the furnace chamber which are not viewable directly through the viewport.

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