Global Patent Index - EP 0249411 A1

EP 0249411 A1 19871216 - Improvements in or relating to kilns.

Title (en)

Improvements in or relating to kilns.

Title (de)

Öfen.

Title (fr)

Fours.

Publication

EP 0249411 A1 19871216 (EN)

Application

EP 87304990 A 19870605

Priority

  • GB 8614132 A 19860610
  • GB 8614133 A 19860610

Abstract (en)

A kiln assembly includes a kiln having an entrance and an exit and means for moving cars loaded with ware to be fired from the entrance to the exit. At the exit (14) there is provided car receiving means (16) and at the entrance (10) car feed (12) means each of which are generally of the same construction and are linked by a conveyor (26) moving cars from the receiving to the feed means. The cars have a dimension in the direction of their travel through the kiln less than their transverse dimension and the receiving and feed means include arrangements for lifting the cars and turning them through 90 DEG at each means so that as the cars move along the conveyor their greater dimension is arranged in the direction of travel.

IPC 1-7

F27B 9/38; F27D 3/00

IPC 8 full level

F27B 9/26 (2006.01); F27B 9/38 (2006.01); F27D 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F27B 9/262 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE ES FR GB GR IT NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0249411 A1 19871216; EP 0249411 B1 19910123; AT E60430 T1 19910215; DE 3767574 D1 19910228; ES 2021361 B3 19911101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87304990 A 19870605; AT 87304990 T 19870605; DE 3767574 T 19870605; ES 87304990 T 19870605