Electric glass melting furnace, with pivoting wall elements
US6810068B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B5/031
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An electric glass-melting furnace including a floor made of refractory materials, four lateral walls, an upper roof, a glass composition feeder, and an output channel for the melted glass. The furnace includes a set of elements pivoting about horizontal axes and placed at the periphery of the furnace between at least one of the lateral walls and the roof.
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