Title: Walking beam furnace

Abstract: A walking beam furnace has an elongated hearth with a longitudinal slot, and a walking beam is positioned within the slot. The bottom edge of the walking beam is provided with a rack which is engaged by a plurality of crank lever pins which are pivoted in a manner to raise, move forward, and then lower the beam. The pins are actuated by a mechanism positioned on the top of the furnace and connected to the pins by means of vertical actuating arms on the sides of the furnace with the arms being connected to shafts on the bottom of the furnace. The crank lever pins are mounted on the ends of the shafts.

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Inventors: Werych, Ewald R. (Elm Grove, WI, US)

Application Number: 516190
Filing Date: 1974-10-21
Publication_date: 1976-04-06
Assignee: Sola Basic Industries, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI)
Primary Class(es): 432/244 432/122
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1906092	Apr, 1933	Peterson	266/5.
1936199	Nov, 1933	Koll	266/5.
2017024	Oct, 1935	Cochran et al.	266/5.
2206156	Jul, 1940	Bogart et al.	198/219.
3544094	Dec, 1970	Knaak	266/5.
3588060	Jun, 1971	Hermaus	432/122.
3730333	May, 1973	Wakabayashi et al.	198/219.
3836325	Sep, 1974	Nakamura et al.	432/123.

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Primary Examiner: Lake, Roy
Assistant Examiner: Goldberg, Howard N.
Attorney: Smythe & Moore