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US2495578A
US2495578A US727664A US72766447A US2495578A US 2495578 A US2495578 A US 2495578A US 727664 A US727664 A US 727664A US 72766447 A US72766447 A US 72766447A US 2495578 A US2495578 A US 2495578A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D3/00—Charging; Discharging; Manipulation of charge
    • F27D3/02—Skids or tracks for heavy objects
    • F27D3/026—Skids or tracks for heavy objects transport or conveyor rolls for furnaces; roller rails
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/181—Materials, coatings, loose coverings or sleeves thereof
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/185—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof having a discontinuous surface for contacting the sheets or ribbons other than cloth or fabric, e.g. having protrusions or depressions, spirally wound cable, projecting discs or tires
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/186—End caps, end fixtures or roller end shape designs
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/189—Disc rollers

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  • This invention has reference to improvements connected with furnace conveyors and relates more particularly to the construction and mounting of rollers used in the conveyance of the work through the furnace chambers.
  • the rollers are desirably of the kind wherein refractory annular discs alternate with metallic discs to form a composite roller which admit of a ready assembly to the requisite length and of replacement of any damaged parts.
  • the primary object of the present invention is to provide a mounting for the composite rollers in their end bearings whereby any expansion or contraction of the rollers or of the shaft on which the complementary discs are assembled is automatically compensated without imposing any stresses on the rollers or on the bearings thereof in the walls of the furnace chamber.
  • a secondary object is to improve the construction of the means of interconnection between the alternating refractory and metallic discs forming the body of the composite rollers.
  • the invention is primarily intended for utilisation in connection with furnace conveyors where relatively high temperatures i. e. 1150" C. obtain and where it is necessary to have the requisite mechanical strength for variable speed of drive and accelerated rate of discharge in such elevated working temperatures.
  • the invention resides in the incorporation in a furnace conveyor of the kind having conveyor rollers comprising an assembly of alternating refractor; and metallic discs on a shaft which is permitted a longitudinal motion in one of its bearings, of annular corrugations formed on the abutment faces of the discs adapted to register one with another; the invention further resides in the shaft being rotatably mounted within bearings located externally of the furnace chamber, the mounting at the one end admitting of a longitudinal motion of the shaft within its bearing which motion is resisted by means of a coiled compression spring said spring serving to transmit compression to the disc assembly on the shaft whereby differential movement between the shaft and the discs is automatically compensated.
  • Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation through the longitudinal axis at one end of the roller.
  • Fig. 2 is a part sectional elevation through the longitudinal axis of the opposite end of the roller.
  • Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the metallic discs.
  • a seriesof rollers as illustrated by the accompanying drawings are arranged to form the roller hearth or platform of a furnace chamber, the longitudinal axis of the rollers being disposed transversely to the length of the furnace chamber and these rollers can be driven or free according to the construction and nature of the chamber through which the goods to be heat treated are passed.
  • Each roller is of substantial length and arranged at spaced intervals transversely throughout the length of the furnace.
  • Each roller is formed of a plurality of refractory annular discs at of substantial thickness each refractory disc being separated from its neighbour by means of a metallic disc I) (see Fig. 3) having a, high heat resistant characteristic.
  • the metallic discs I) are formed with a series of annular corrugations hi and complementary corrugations al are formed in the end faces of the refractory discs a so that the assembly of alternating discs can be closely nested or packed whereby the composite roller can be formed with a substantially continuous linear periphery 'on which the work is progressed through the furnace chamber.
  • the inner periphery of the metallic discs may have tongue or point contact b 2 with the tubular shaft 0 on which the discs 'a and b are mounted, the tongues or points b2 being spaced apart.
  • the tubular shaft 0 carrying the discs is rotatably mounted at one end (see Fig. 2) within an anti-friction or plain bearing d located externally of one side wall e of the furnace chamber, this end of the tubular shaft 0 having pinned collars f which locate the shaft 0 relative to the bearing d. At the other end this tubular shaft (see Fig. 2)
  • the sleeve g which contains the one end of the tubular shaft 0 is freely and slidably mounted within a bearing n located externally of the other side wall e of the furnace chamber.
  • the adjusting screws 7' serve to determine the initial compression which is to be applied through the compression spring I to the assembled alternating discs 12* and b, the degree of which compression can be set in relation to the temperature working of the furnace.
  • the one end of the sleeve. 9 has. peripheral connection to an annular shield 0 which can be contained at its other end within the cup k which shield serves as a protective cover for part of the spring Z and, provides a convenient telescopic connection between the sleeve g and the cup is. 7
  • tubular shaft c. is. maintained in; tension while the. alternating disc assembly mioun-tedv thereon maintained in compression and that the coiledspring Z serves the purpose of compensating for anydiflierential longitudinal expansion between thev shaft 0. and. the assembled discs 0 and. b due to temperature. variations.
  • the shaftcould be formed solid. instead oi tubular; where. cooling is desirable this may he. efiected any recognised manner by means of water or air circulation through the tubular shaft c.
  • a furnace conveyor having conveyor rollers. consisting of alternate. refractory,- and metaldiscs, a shait for said discs, bearings for retatably mounting said shaft, each oi said bearings being. located exteriorly of one of a pair of aligned holes through opposed walls of said, furnace, a sleeve slidably mounted on and near one end of said shaft and having a face bearing against the outermost one of said discs, said sleeve being rotatably and slidably mounted in one of said bearings, a collar secured to said shaft outside the other end of said sleeve, an inwardly turned cup slidingly mounted on said shaft between said collar and the outer end of said sleeve, a coiled spring extending between the outer end of said sleeve and into and against said cup, and means for relatively adjusting said cup and said collar axially on said shaft.
  • a furnace conveyor having conveyor rollers consisting of alternat refractoryand metallic discs, a shaft for said discs, bearings for roiratably mounting said shaft, each of said bearings being located exteriorly of one of a pair of aligned holes through opposed walls of said furnaice, one of said bearings providing for rotatable movement only of said shaft, a sleeve slidably mounted on and near one end of said shaft and having a face bearing against the outermost one of said discs, said sleeve being rotatably and slidahly mounted in one of said bearings, a collar seemed to said shaft outside the other end of said sleeve, an inwardly turned cup slidingly mountedon said shaft. between said collar and the.
  • a coiled spring extending between the outer end of. said sleeve and into and, against said cup, and adjusting screws thread-ably engaged with said collar and extend ing axially into engagement with the outer end of. said cup for axially adjusting said cupv relative to said shaft and varying the compression of said, spring between said cup: and said sleeve.

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Jan. 4,, 395% J, FALLON 2,495,578
FURNACE CONVEYER Filed Feb. 10, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet l S Q Q JOHN FALLON INVENTOR WMaaA ATTORNEYS Fan. 24, wm J. FALLON 2,495,578
FURNACE CONVEYER Filed Feb. 10, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOH N FALLO N INVENTOR ATT RNEYS aientecl Jan. 24, 1950 FURNACE CONVEYER .lohn Fallon, Smethwick, England Application February 10, 1947, Serial No. 727,664 In Great Britain November 29, 1946 2 Claims. 1 This invention has reference to improvements connected with furnace conveyors and relates more particularly to the construction and mounting of rollers used in the conveyance of the work through the furnace chambers. The rollers are desirably of the kind wherein refractory annular discs alternate with metallic discs to form a composite roller which admit of a ready assembly to the requisite length and of replacement of any damaged parts.
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a mounting for the composite rollers in their end bearings whereby any expansion or contraction of the rollers or of the shaft on which the complementary discs are assembled is automatically compensated without imposing any stresses on the rollers or on the bearings thereof in the walls of the furnace chamber. A secondary object is to improve the construction of the means of interconnection between the alternating refractory and metallic discs forming the body of the composite rollers.
The invention is primarily intended for utilisation in connection with furnace conveyors where relatively high temperatures i. e. 1150" C. obtain and where it is necessary to have the requisite mechanical strength for variable speed of drive and accelerated rate of discharge in such elevated working temperatures.
The invention resides in the incorporation in a furnace conveyor of the kind having conveyor rollers comprising an assembly of alternating refractor; and metallic discs on a shaft which is permitted a longitudinal motion in one of its bearings, of annular corrugations formed on the abutment faces of the discs adapted to register one with another; the invention further resides in the shaft being rotatably mounted within bearings located externally of the furnace chamber, the mounting at the one end admitting of a longitudinal motion of the shaft within its bearing which motion is resisted by means of a coiled compression spring said spring serving to transmit compression to the disc assembly on the shaft whereby differential movement between the shaft and the discs is automatically compensated.
A preferred embodiment of the present invention as applied to a furnace conveyor will now be described with particular reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation through the longitudinal axis at one end of the roller.
Fig. 2 is a part sectional elevation through the longitudinal axis of the opposite end of the roller.
Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the metallic discs.
A seriesof rollers as illustrated by the accompanying drawings are arranged to form the roller hearth or platform of a furnace chamber, the longitudinal axis of the rollers being disposed transversely to the length of the furnace chamber and these rollers can be driven or free according to the construction and nature of the chamber through which the goods to be heat treated are passed. Each roller is of substantial length and arranged at spaced intervals transversely throughout the length of the furnace. Each roller is formed of a plurality of refractory annular discs at of substantial thickness each refractory disc being separated from its neighbour by means of a metallic disc I) (see Fig. 3) having a, high heat resistant characteristic. The metallic discs I) are formed witha series of annular corrugations hi and complementary corrugations al are formed in the end faces of the refractory discs a so that the assembly of alternating discs can be closely nested or packed whereby the composite roller can be formed with a substantially continuous linear periphery 'on which the work is progressed through the furnace chamber.
The inner periphery of the metallic discs may have tongue or point contact b 2 with the tubular shaft 0 on which the discs 'a and b are mounted, the tongues or points b2 being spaced apart.
The tubular shaft 0 carrying the discs is rotatably mounted at one end (see Fig. 2) within an anti-friction or plain bearing d located externally of one side wall e of the furnace chamber, this end of the tubular shaft 0 having pinned collars f which locate the shaft 0 relative to the bearing d. At the other end this tubular shaft (see Fig. 1) is contained within a tubular sleeve 9, the outer end of the tubular shaft 0 being secured by keys hi to a collar h which collar provides a mounting for a pair of adjusting screws the inner ends of which impinge against the end face of a cup k which provides abutment location for one end of a coiled compression spring Z, the other end of this spring being in abutment with one end of the sleeve y, the other end of the sleeve being interlocked by means of a corrugated face g! on its end flange with the end refractory disc a of the roller assembly. The refractory disc at the opposite end of the roller assembly (see Fig. 2) abuts through its corrugated end face with a correspondingly flanged collar m which is secured by keys ml to the tubular shaft 0. Thus the expansion force of the compression spring 1 serves to maintain the alternating series of discs a and b in close abutment and any variation in the discs or in their mounting is automatically compensated for by the said spring.
The sleeve g which contains the one end of the tubular shaft 0 is freely and slidably mounted within a bearing n located externally of the other side wall e of the furnace chamber.
The adjusting screws 7' serve to determine the initial compression which is to be applied through the compression spring I to the assembled alternating discs 12* and b, the degree of which compression can be set in relation to the temperature working of the furnace.
Desirably the one end of the sleeve. 9 has. peripheral connection to an annular shield 0 which can be contained at its other end within the cup k which shield serves as a protective cover for part of the spring Z and, provides a convenient telescopic connection between the sleeve g and the cup is. 7
It will be appreciated from the foregoin description thatthe tubular shaft c. is. maintained in; tension while the. alternating disc assembly mioun-tedv thereon maintained in compression and that the coiledspring Z serves the purpose of compensating for anydiflierential longitudinal expansion between thev shaft 0. and. the assembled discs 0 and. b due to temperature. variations.
When the assembly is intended for use. in furnaces: having, lower working temperatures. than that.- already indicated which are within the creep limits of the shatt and no. cooling is. re.- iti-red, the shaftcould be formed solid. instead oi tubular; where. cooling is desirable this may he. efiected any recognised manner by means of water or air circulation through the tubular shaft c.
I claim:
1. In a furnace conveyor having conveyor rollers. consisting of alternate. refractory,- and metaldiscs, a shait for said discs, bearings for retatably mounting said shaft, each oi said bearings being. located exteriorly of one of a pair of aligned holes through opposed walls of said, furnace, a sleeve slidably mounted on and near one end of said shaft and having a face bearing against the outermost one of said discs, said sleeve being rotatably and slidably mounted in one of said bearings, a collar secured to said shaft outside the other end of said sleeve, an inwardly turned cup slidingly mounted on said shaft between said collar and the outer end of said sleeve, a coiled spring extending between the outer end of said sleeve and into and against said cup, and means for relatively adjusting said cup and said collar axially on said shaft.
2. In a furnace conveyor having conveyor rollers consisting of alternat refractoryand metallic discs, a shaft for said discs, bearings for roiratably mounting said shaft, each of said bearings being located exteriorly of one of a pair of aligned holes through opposed walls of said furnaice, one of said bearings providing for rotatable movement only of said shaft, a sleeve slidably mounted on and near one end of said shaft and having a face bearing against the outermost one of said discs, said sleeve being rotatably and slidahly mounted in one of said bearings, a collar seemed to said shaft outside the other end of said sleeve, an inwardly turned cup slidingly mountedon said shaft. between said collar and the. outer end of saidsleeve, a coiled spring extending between the outer end of. said sleeve and into and, against said cup, and adjusting screws thread-ably engaged with said collar and extend ing axially into engagement with the outer end of. said cup for axially adjusting said cupv relative to said shaft and varying the compression of said, spring between said cup: and said sleeve.
JOHN FALLON.
REFERENCES CETED The following references are of record in the rite, of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,097,303 Costello May 19, 1914 1, tl0fl82 Travis Mar. 28, 1922 2,045,773 Havey June 30, 1936 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 16,125 Great Britain Dec. 2, 1937
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US2788957A (en) * 1953-03-30 1957-04-16 Drever Co Refractory roller furnace conveyor system
EP0070244A1 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-19 Saint Gobain Vitrage International Roller for transporting glass sheets at a high temperature
EP1795505A1 (en) * 2004-08-31 2007-06-13 Corning Japan K.K. Disk roll

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US1097303A (en) * 1913-05-28 1914-05-19 Thomas J Costello Annealing-furnace.
US1410782A (en) * 1920-11-19 1922-03-28 Corning Glass Works Skimming means for tank furnaces
US2045773A (en) * 1928-06-13 1936-06-30 Babcock & Wilcox Tube Company Heating furnace
GB476125A (en) * 1936-07-23 1937-12-02 John Fallon Improvements in or relating to rollers for conveyor furnaces

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US1410782A (en) * 1920-11-19 1922-03-28 Corning Glass Works Skimming means for tank furnaces
US2045773A (en) * 1928-06-13 1936-06-30 Babcock & Wilcox Tube Company Heating furnace
GB476125A (en) * 1936-07-23 1937-12-02 John Fallon Improvements in or relating to rollers for conveyor furnaces

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US2788957A (en) * 1953-03-30 1957-04-16 Drever Co Refractory roller furnace conveyor system
EP0070244A1 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-19 Saint Gobain Vitrage International Roller for transporting glass sheets at a high temperature
FR2509715A1 (en) * 1981-07-15 1983-01-21 Saint Gobain Vitrage TRANSPORT ROLL OF GLASS SHEETS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE
US4459148A (en) * 1981-07-15 1984-07-10 Saint-Gobain Vitrage Roll for carrying glass sheets
EP1795505A1 (en) * 2004-08-31 2007-06-13 Corning Japan K.K. Disk roll
EP1795505A4 (en) * 2004-08-31 2012-08-08 Corning Japan Disk roll

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