US2708107A - Work conveyor mechanism for heat treating furnaces - Google Patents
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- F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
- F27B9/14—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment
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- F27B9/2407—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment the charge moving in a substantially straight path tunnel furnace being carried by a conveyor the conveyor being constituted by rollers (roller hearth furnace)
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- the invention relates to heat treating furnaces in which the work is conveyed by mechanism operating under the high temperature of the furnace chamber.
- Such mechanism must be composed of elements capable of withstanding the high temperature and maintaining thereunder the required degree of rigidity and strength.
- steel and other metals used in the construction of mechanism for operation at ordinary temperatures cannot be used successfully in such furnaces and the structural elements must be formed from some refractory material, such as nickel chromium alloy.
- Another diti'- culty encountered in the construction of mechanism for use under such high temperatures is that the coacting elements in working contact with each other rapidly Wear and require frequent replacement.
- Figure 1 is a plan view partly in section of a portion of a conveyor mechanism embodying our improved construction
- Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2 2 of Figure l;
- Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1, showing the upper strand of the conveyor;
- Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the lower strand of the conveyor and a modified construction of ceramic elements for supporting the same;
- Fig. 5 is an elevation viewed at right angles to Fig. 3.
- the conveyor is formed by a series of crossbars or aligned sections of cross-bars pivotally attached to each other and together forming a flexible endless belt.
- each of these cross-bars A is formed on one side thereof with projecting lugs B and on the opposite side with corresponding recesses C for receiving the corresponding lugs B of an adjacent bar.
- These lugs are apertured to receive a connecting pivot pin member which transmits the draft of one bar to another and also permits pivoting in the return-bend portion of the conveyor.
- connection pin D of ceramic material which has the requisite degree of strength and maintains its rigidity at the highest temperature within the furnace chamber.
- this pin D is tubular so as to permit of inserting therethrough a tie-rod E which extends the full length of the cross-bar or aligned sections of cross-bar.
- the external surface of the pin is smooth and very hard so that in contact with the surface of the metallic alloy it will have an ironing effect instead of a scuiiing action.
- Another element of the conveyor construction is an anti-friction support therefor, which in the past has been made of rollers or wheels also formed of the metallic alloy.
- rollers or wheels also formed of the metallic alloy.
- a ceramic roller F arranged beneath a portion of the conveyor and having trunnions F at its opposite ends engaging bearings in a bifurcated supporting bracket G, as shown in Fig. 3.
- Fig. 4 a modified construction is shown in which the roller H is mounted on a pin I extending into bearings in the bifurcated bracket.
- the roller may be made of ceramic material and the pin of metal, or the pin may be formed of ceramic material and the roller of metal.
- compositions of ceramic material may be used in forming the ceramic elements above described, but one suitable composition is vitried material of high alumina content.
- a roller for supporting a load and a supporting bearing for said roller in slidable surface contact the one being formed of vitrified ceramic material of high alumina content and the other of metal.
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May 10, 1955 w. H. HoLcRoFT ETAL woRx coNvEYoR MEcHANIsM FOR x-xEAT TREATING FuRNAcEs 2 Shets-Sheet l Filled NOV. 10, 1952 May 10, 1.955 w. H. HoLcRoF'r ETAL WORK CONVEYOR MECHANISM FOR HEAT TREATING FURNACES Filed Nov. 1o, 1952V v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent WORK CONVEYOR MECHANISM FOR HEAT TREATING FURNACES Walter H. Holcrolt, Detroit, and John T. Jans, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., assignors to Holcroft & Company, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Michigan Application November 10, 1952, Serial No. 322,132
10 Claims. (Cl. 263-8) The invention relates to heat treating furnaces in which the work is conveyed by mechanism operating under the high temperature of the furnace chamber. Such mechanism must be composed of elements capable of withstanding the high temperature and maintaining thereunder the required degree of rigidity and strength. Thus, steel and other metals used in the construction of mechanism for operation at ordinary temperatures cannot be used successfully in such furnaces and the structural elements must be formed from some refractory material, such as nickel chromium alloy. Another diti'- culty encountered in the construction of mechanism for use under such high temperatures is that the coacting elements in working contact with each other rapidly Wear and require frequent replacement. This is primarily due to the fact that coaeting working elements formed of material of the same character and having the same degree of surface hardness will cause a scufiing of the contacting surfaces, which would not take place if the surface of one element were harder than that of the other. However, there are so few metals or metal alloys which will withstand such a temperature that it is diticult to obtain any having different degrees of hardness.
It is the object of the invention to obtain a construction which overcomes the difficulties above set forth and which has a greater length of life. This we have accomplished by substituting for one of the cooperating elements which are in workingcontact with each other an element formed of ceramic material which possesses both the required rigidity and strength and also presents a very hard wearing surface. The invention therefore consists in a structure having such characteristics as hereinafter set forth.
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Figure 1 lis a plan view partly in section of a portion of a conveyor mechanism embodying our improved construction;
Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2 2 of Figure l;
Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1, showing the upper strand of the conveyor;
Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the lower strand of the conveyor and a modified construction of ceramic elements for supporting the same;
Fig. 5 is an elevation viewed at right angles to Fig. 3.
The general construction of the conveyor or other mechanism embodying our invention is immaterial, but, as shown, the conveyor is formed by a series of crossbars or aligned sections of cross-bars pivotally attached to each other and together forming a flexible endless belt. Specifically each of these cross-bars A is formed on one side thereof with projecting lugs B and on the opposite side with corresponding recesses C for receiving the corresponding lugs B of an adjacent bar. These lugs are apertured to receive a connecting pivot pin member which transmits the draft of one bar to another and also permits pivoting in the return-bend portion of the conveyor. As constructed in the past all of these 2,708,107 Patented May 10, 1955 elements have been formed of nickel chromium or ,other high fusing refractory alloy, and it has been found that both the pins and the bearings therefor wear rapidly and require frequent replacements.
One of the features of our improvement is the forming of the connecting pin D of ceramic material which has the requisite degree of strength and maintains its rigidity at the highest temperature within the furnace chamber. As shown this pin D is tubular so as to permit of inserting therethrough a tie-rod E which extends the full length of the cross-bar or aligned sections of cross-bar. The external surface of the pin is smooth and very hard so that in contact with the surface of the metallic alloy it will have an ironing effect instead of a scuiiing action.
Another element of the conveyor construction is an anti-friction support therefor, which in the past has been made of rollers or wheels also formed of the metallic alloy. For these we have substituted a ceramic roller F arranged beneath a portion of the conveyor and having trunnions F at its opposite ends engaging bearings in a bifurcated supporting bracket G, as shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 4, a modified construction is shown in which the roller H is mounted on a pin I extending into bearings in the bifurcated bracket. The roller may be made of ceramic material and the pin of metal, or the pin may be formed of ceramic material and the roller of metal. Obviously other mechanical elements than the members D, F and H and I above described may be formed of ceramic material for use in cooperation with adjacent elements formed of refractory metal or metal alloy. In each instance the hard surface of the ceramic element will have an ironing eect on the con tacting metallic surface lessening the wear of either element.
Various compositions of ceramic material may be used in forming the ceramic elements above described, but one suitable composition is vitried material of high alumina content. l
What we claim as our invention is:
l. In mechanism operating under elevated temperatures, an element formed of vitriiied ceramic material of high alumina content and a cooperating element formed of metal in slidable surface contact therewith.
2. In a conveyor mechanism for use in a heat treating furnace, cooperating elements in slidable surface contact with each other, one being metallic and the other formed of vitrified ceramic material of high alumina content.
3. The construction as in claim 2 in which the metallic element is formed of nickel chromium and the other of ceramic material.
4. The construction as in claim 3 in which two elements, each formed of metallic alloy, are pivotally connected by a pin formed of Vitried ceramic material of high alumina content.
5. The construction as in claim 4 having a series of aligned pins of the said ceramic material connecting metallic elements, each pin being tubular, and a rod extending through all of the tubular pins for tying the same and the cooperating elements to each other.
6. In mechanism operating under elevated temperatures, a roller for supporting a load and a supporting bearing for said roller in slidable surface contact, the one being formed of vitrified ceramic material of high alumina content and the other of metal.
7. The construction as in claim 6 in which the roller is the said ceramic element.
8. The construction as in claim 7 in which the ceramic roller has integral trunnions and the bearing formed of metal is bifurcated with the trunnions journalled in the furcations thereof.
9. The construction as in claim 7 in which the roller has an axial aperture therethrough and is sleeved on References Cied in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,097,303 Costello May 19, 1914 Melin Oct. 18, 1932 Knopf Aug. 15, 1933 OTHER REFERENCES Pages 251 and 252 of Trinks Industrial Furnaces, vol. II, second edition, copyright 1942, published by John Wiley & Sons, New York, N. Y.
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US3861659A (en) * | 1972-10-27 | 1975-01-21 | Certified Alloy Products Inc | Sinter pallet apparatus |
US3981350A (en) * | 1974-03-08 | 1976-09-21 | Fives-Cail Babcock | Apparatus for supporting and cooling a continuously cast product |
US4062459A (en) * | 1975-12-31 | 1977-12-13 | Harper Electric Furnace Corporation | Conveyor for heat treating furnace |
EP0144455A1 (en) * | 1983-12-05 | 1985-06-19 | The Laitram Corporation | Flat top conveyor belt |
US20110226592A1 (en) * | 2008-12-04 | 2011-09-22 | Cutshall Robert S | Link belt for use in furnaces |
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