Furnace, in particular an electric furnace, for treating liquid metal
US5410565A · kind A · utility
1Cited by
5References
26Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D2009/0013
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The furnace includes a vessel closed by a floating roof, and a sealing means mechanism between the roof and the vessel. The sealing mechanism includes two joint surfaces, one of which is arranged on the peripheral edge portion of the roof whereas the other is arranged on the peripheral edge portion of the vessel. The first surface is substantially toric and the second surface substantially frustoconical. The joint surfaces permit the centering of the roof relative to the axis of the vessel. The peripheral edge portion of the vessel is provided with a coping element on which one of the joint surfaces is arranged.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.