US3667743A - Hearth scraping device - Google Patents
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- C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
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- the specification discloses a hearth scraping device, particularly for rotary hearth furnaces, to level the bed of mill scale initially provided on the hearth for better seating of the work product therein and to remove excess scale derived from the work product while holding the furnace temperature sufficiently high that the mill scale is loose and manageable.
- the device comprises a counterbalanced cantilever type boom, carrying a series of canted scraper blades, inserted horizontally through a clean-out door into the furnace substantially along a radial line.
- the boom When in installed position, the boom is hingedly supported at its outer end on a pedestal structure and raised and lowered under manual control by a jack to a position for appropriate scraping action by the scraper blades which, in cooperation with the rotation of the hearth, causes progressive movement of the scale from blade to blade radially outward through the clean-out door.
- the boom assembly has suitable passages provided therein for water circulation and consequent cooling to withstand exposure to heat.
- the charging mechanism for inserting the work product into the furnace through a charging door, or for removing it from the furnace through a discharge door has been known to be employed or adapted so as to be employed, for scraping mil scale out through the charging door or discharge door of a rotary hearth furnace.
- This is, however, a slow tedious process requiring as it does progressive and repeated rotary positioning of different areas of the hearth on a radial line with the charging door or discharge door to enable the charging device to reciprocate back and forth, to level and scrape the bed of mill scale on the hearth at that point.
- This kind of operation is not only slow and tedious but it requires a crew of personnel to be in attendance.
- hearth scraping device which we have devised and the method of its operation have decided advantages, some of which are as follows:
- a device which comprises a cantilevered boom assembly hingedly supported at one end on a pedestal structure outside a clean-out door of a rotary hearth furnace, the boom having a series of parallel-arranged canted scraper blades and extending horizontally through the door into the furnace so as to be disposed above the hearth bed in a substantially radial position for the blades to scrape the excess accumulated scale from the hearth bed or for leveling it.
- the disposition of the scraper blades is such as to cause the quantities of scale scraped by the blades to move progressively from blade to blade in a radial direction from the inside diameter of the furnace toward the outside diameter of the furnace and thus to be automatically propelled out through the clean-out door to a suitable container.
- the position of the boom assembly is controlled manually and power-actuated to a desired position above the hearth bed to control the rate and degree of scale removal.
- boom assembly which is fabricated so as to provide for circulation of a liquid coolant, such as water, through that portion of the boom assembly which lies within and is subject to the heat of the furnace.
- a liquid coolant such as water
- the boom assembly is so balanced, or counterbalanced, as to maintain it in a substantially horizontal position during installation in and removal from the furmace, and to at the same time provide for additional loading on the boom to resist upward displacement by an accumulation of scale scraped by the blades during the operation of the device.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view, partially in section, showing the essentials of the hearth scraping device constituting the invention as installed in a furnace of the rotary hearth type;
- FIG. 2 is an elevational view, taken along the line IIII of FIG. 1, showing further details of the boom assembly and of the pedestal structure to which the boom assembly is hinged;
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view, taken along the line III-III of FIG. 2, showing additional details of the pedestal structure and method of anchoring it to the ground;
- FIG. 4 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale to that of FIG. 1, showing additional details of the boom assembly and its supporting structure;
- FIG. 5 is an elevational view, on the same enlarged scale as FIG. 4, also showing further details of the boom assembly and its supporting structure.
- the hearth scraping device constituting the invention is shown in its position as installed through the clean-out opening of a rotary hearth furnace.
- the hearth scraping device comprises a boom assembly 10, hereafter more fully described, hingedly supported at its outer end in a cantilever fashion, on a pedestal structure 11, anchored to the floor or ground.
- the boom assembly in its installed position, extends through a clean-out opening 12 in the outer wall 13 of a rotary hearth furnace 14, in substantially radial relation.
- the rotary hearth element 15 of the furnace is in the form of an annulus horizontally rotatable between the outer wall 13 and the inner wall -16 with which it has sealed relation, as through water seals in well-known manner.
- the boom assembly is shown, illustratively, as made up of a single I-beam 17 (FIGS. 4 and 5) the web of which is disposed horizontally and the flanges of which are positioned vertically.
- the outer ends of the flanges of beam 17 are cut out on a radius to provide a seating recess in which a hinge pin 18 horizontally seats.
- the pin 18 is secured to the flanges of the beam 17 as by Welding it thereto.
- hinge pin 18 is shown as having a permanently fixed position relative to the I-beam 17, it will be apparent that the hinge pin may be adjustably secured to the I-beam to enable vertical adjustment of the hinge axis with respect to I-beam 17, thus providing for vertical adjustment of the hinge axis of I-beam 17 relative to the pedestal structure 11.
- the space to either side of the web of the I-beam 17 is totally enclosed in a manner to sustain liquid pressure of from 45 to 50 pounds per square inch and communication between the sides provided by cutting out a section 19 of the web of the I-beam at its innermost end.
- two similar plates 20 are Welded along the edges of the I-beam flanges, the inner end of the I-beam 17 is closed by an end plate 21 welded thereto, and two additional end plates 22, each with a central hole therein, are welded to the opposite ends of the plates 20, the Web and the flanges of the I-beam. All welds are such as to sustain a required liquid pressure of at least 45 to 50 pounds.
- Pipes 24 and 25 are connected into a liquid coolant pressure system, such as an available water pressure system, for causing circulation of liquid coolant through the boom assembly in the direction indicated by the arrows.
- a liquid coolant pressure system such as an available water pressure system
- liquid coolant under pressure is supplied from the system to pipe 24 by way of a flexible hose 28 (FIG. 2) having a quick-disconnect coupling 29 for connection to pipe 24.
- liquid coolant is returned to a sump, or to a cooling device if the coolant is to be recirculated via a flexible hose 30 connected to pipe 25 as by a quick-disconnect coupling 31.
- the boom assembly further com- 4 prises a plurality, illustratively shown as seven in number, of so-called scraper blades 32 arranged in a substantially parallel uniformly spaced relation to each other and canted, that is disposed at an angle, with respect to the longitudinal axis of the boom assembly, and depending from the bottom surface of the boom assembly.
- Scraper blades 32 are preferably made in two parts, one of which is an angle bracket 33 which is attached as by welding to the lower facing plate 20 of the I-beam 17, and the other of which is a replacement blade 34 attached as by bolts to the corresponding angle bracket.
- blades 34 are made of special alloy steel for restricting deterioration due to contact with the hot metal scale in the bed of the hearth.
- a lifting bracket is provided consisting of a pair of substantially triangular plates 35 (FIGS. 4 and 5) attached, as by bolts, to the opposite flanges of the I-beam 17 and a cross-plate 36 extending therebetween and welded thereto.
- a hole 37 in the cross-plate 36 enables insertion of a hook on the lifting ropes of a crane.
- a series of holes may be provided in the flanges of the I-beam spaced uniformly longitudinally of the beam. Correspondingly spaced holes in the base of the triangular plates 35 may therefore be moved longitudinally into registry with different holes in the flanges of the I-beam to provide different longitudinal locations for attachment by bolts.
- counterweight 38 is attached to the I-beam 17 at a point adjacent the hinge pin 18.
- counterweight 38 may be a single steel block of appropriate weight extending between the flanges of the I-beam and welded thereto, or as shown, the counterweight 38 may be made up of a number of elements consisting of a main element and a plurality of additional smaller weight elements all welded together.
- a suitable plate 39 having a hole therein may be welded to the counterweight.
- Such member 39 functions as an auxiliary lifting bracket and also provides a means for a crewman to grasp to steady the outer end of the boom assembly when the assembly is being lifted.
- the counterweight 38 serves also to provide additional loading of the boom assembly against undesired lifting thereof from an intended horizontal position due to forces caused by an accumulation of metal scales under the scraper blades 34 during the scraping operation.
- the pedestal structure 11, on which the boom assembly 10 is supported, is designed not only to support the weight of the boom assembly but also to withstand torsion forces exerted on the boom assembly due to the rotational drag of the rotary hearth thereon.
- Essentially structure 11 comprises (see FIGS. 4 and 5) two pairs of upright beams 40 illustratively shown as I-beams, disposed in rectangular spaced relation and having two longitudinally extending side beams 41 and two transversely extending end beams 42 connecting them to provide a rigid structure when welded together.
- the side beams 41 have their flanges cut back to allow the Web of the side beams to extend between the flanges of the upright beams 40 and their respective webs and flanges are welded together.
- the end beams 42 are welded directly to the flanges of the pairs of upright beams 40.
- the lower ends of the upright beams 40 are firmly attached in a concrete footer or foundation, as by being bolted to anchoring studs or bolts embedded in a concrete footer of foundation (see FIG. 3).
- the location of the pedestal structure 11 with respect to the clean-out opening 12 in the outer wall 13 of the furnace 14 is preferably such that the longitudinal axis of the pedestal structure is oriented to be substantially radial to the rotary hearth of the furnace and to coincide with the center of the clean-out opening.
- Structure 11 is not so shown in FIG. 1, but such variation as exists, was necessiated by the limitations of space outside the furnace wall in a particular installation of the device and is without special significance.
- the hinge pin 18 of the boom assembly is adapted to seat in a saddle 43 attached to the outermost pair of upright beams 40.
- the saddle 43 comprises a pair of trough-shaped members 44 respectively supported by bracket plates on corresponding upright beams 40 in spaced horizontal alignment such that opposite ends of the hinge pin 18 seat respectively therein.
- a pair of C- shaped locking plates 45 are respectively attached, as by bolts, to the outboard side of the bracket plates supporting the saddle trough members 44 in such manner as to hold the hinge pin 18 in the trough member 44.
- the I-beam 17 of the boom assembly is of somewhat lesser width than the space between the flanges at the upper ends of the pairs of upright beams 40 forming the pedestal structure, to allow ease of entry when the boom assembly is installed thereon.
- a plurality of screws 46 are provided in tapped holes in the flanges of the upright beams 40, which when screwed in against the boom assembly hold it firmly and rigidly in position against any torsion force resulting from the dragging effect on the scraper blades 34.
- a jack 47 such as a hydraulic jack, is provided. As seen in FIGS. 3 and 5, the jack is interposed between the transverse end beam 42 at the end of the pedestal structure 11 closest to the furnace and the under surface of I-beam 17.
- a round rod 48 is preferably welded in a transverse position to a cross plate 49 welded to the bottom edge of the flanges of the I-beam for engagement by the head of the jack, to allow for some relative movement between the head of the jack and the I-beam occasioned by the up and down hinged movement of the boom assembly.
- a small hand-operated pump 50 (FIG. 1) connected to the jack 47 through a flexible hose 51 and located at a convenient point adjacent the pedestal structure serves to control operation of the jack by an operator stationed to observe the desired movement of the boom assembly through the clean-out opening of the furnace.
- a by-pass relief valve (not shown) may be provided to permit restoration of liquid to the sump of the pump to reduce or relieve the hydraulic pressure, thus causing the jack to lower and the boom assembly to correspondingly follow.
- hearth scraping device The manner or method of use of the hearth scraping device is largely self-evident. However, a brief explanation is thought to be of assistance in arriving at a full understanding thereof.
- the furnace is under heat suflicient to maintain the mill scale loose and manageable.
- the hose connections are first made to pipes 24 and 25 and valves 26 and 27 are are then opened so as to provide and insure circulation of the liquid coolant through the boom assembly before insertion of the boom assembly through the furnace cleanout opening 12 into the furnace. It will be apparent that the boom assembly must first be brought sufliciently close to the furnace to enable the hose connections to be made for establishing circulation of the coolant in the boom assembly.
- the boom assembly is then shifted horizontally, with the aid of the craneman and other crewmen, into the furnace through the clean-out opening, until such time as the hinge pin 18 is engaged in the saddle 43 and the boom assembly rests on the head of jack 47.
- An angle bracket 52 (FIGS. 4 and 5) Welded transversely to the bottom edges of the I-beam and projecting laterally therefrom serves as a stop, when engaged with the inside edge of the upright beams 40 nearest the furnace, to limit the movement of the boom assembly horizontally into the furnace.
- the locking plates 45 are then bolted in position over the ends of the hinge pin and the height of the boom assembly adjusted by the jack 47 to provide the desired depth of penetration of the scraping blades in the bed of mill scale on the hearth of the furnace.
- the movement of the rotary hearth is preferably interrupted sufficiently long to enable adjustment of the height of the boom assembly by operation of the jack 47.
- the bed of mill scale initially placed on the hearth or the accumulated scale from the work product which covers the bed of the rotary hearth begins to pile-up against the leading faces of the scraper blades 34.
- the canted arrangement of the blades is such that the leading and trailing edges of adjacent blades are on the same circumferential line, and in effect the blades form an uninterrupted dam across the bed of the hearth.
- the scale piles-up against the faces of the blades a portion spills off and is carried around, with rotation of the hearth, and picked up by the next scraper blade radially outward.
- the hearth rotates at a relatively slow rate, requiring abou 15 minutes for one complete revolution. It will be seen, therefore, that since repeated revolutions of the hearth are required to cause the scale to be shifted radially outward from scraper blade to scraper blade to the clean-out opening, the entire clean-out process may require as much as several hours. However, such time is negligible in contrast to the time heretofore required by the manual or other method.
- hearth scraping device While the operation of the hearth scraping device has been described above in connection with removal of excess or excessive scale, derived from the work product, it should be understood that the device may well be utilized also to initially level the bed of scale on the hearth before the start of a heat-run to prepare the bed for proper seating therein of billets or work product items of irregular shape.
- a furnace hearth scraping device particularly adapted for use with furnaces of the rotary hearth type, and comprising a boom assembly having a plurality of scraper blades on a section thereof for scraping the furnace hearth to level the bed of mill scale thereon initially or to remove excess mill scale thereon derived from the work product, a support structure, means providing a separable hinged connection between one end of said boom assembly and said structure, and power means on said structure for supporting and pivotally moving said boom assembly to adjustably position the scraper blades with respect to the furnace hearth when said assembly is hingedly coupled to the support structure with said section thereof projecting into the furnace.
- said boom assembly is a fabricated structure having an Ibeam with the section of the assembly that is adapted to project into the furnace separated into two longitudinally extending totally enclosed passages at opposite sides of the web, a portion of the web at the distal end of the boom assembly being cut away to provide communication between the passags at the'opposite sides of the web, and wherein pipe means are connected respectively to said passages to provide means of supply and return of liquid coolant to and from said passages.
- said boom assembly comprises an I-beam and wherein the means providing a separable hinged connection between one end of said boom assembly and said structure comprises a cylindrical rod attached horizontally to the outer end of the said I-beam and a pair of horizontally aligned and spaced trough members carried by said support structure in which said cylindrical rod seats.
- lifting bracket means is attached to said boom assembly at a point spaced from said hinged connection means, and counterweight means is attached to said assembly adjacent said hinged connection means whereby to maintain said assembly in a substantially balanced horizontal position as it is lifted and moved for installation into and removal from the furnace.
- counterweight means is carried on said boom assembly adjacent said hinged connection means to provide loading of said boom assembly to resist undesired elevation of said assembly due to interposition of mill scale under said scraper blades while said device is in operation.
- said power means comprises hydraulic pressure controlled jack means for pivotally elevating and lowering said boom assembly while hingedly coupled to said support structure.
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