Apparatus for supporting article in heating furnace
US5417399A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | May 23, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/5733
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus for suspending from a quartz rotary shaft, a glass article to be heat treated in a heating furnace so as to support the glass article, a slot is provided for receiving a cylindrical projection formed at an upper end of the glass article, the slot has an elliptical cross section and is formed at a lower end of the rotary shaft. A pin hole for securing the glass article to the rotary shaft, which is formed on the rotary shaft along a minor axis of the slot; wherein a clearance between a peripheral surface of the slot and that of the cylindrical projection along the minor axis of the slot is set to not more than 0.2 mm, while a clearance between the peripheral surface of the slot and that of the cylindrical projection along a major axis of the slot is set to not less than 0.4 mm. An apparatus for supporting a glass article including first and second dummy rods and a coupling member is also provided. Pins extending through the respective dummy rods and coupling member secure the rods to the member.
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