EP 3663688 A1 20200610 - TUNNEL FURNACE FOR A BAKING PROCESS FOR CERAMIC MATERIALS
Title (en)
TUNNEL FURNACE FOR A BAKING PROCESS FOR CERAMIC MATERIALS
Title (de)
TUNNELOFEN FÜR EIN BRENNVERFAHREN FÜR KERAMISCHE MATERIALIEN
Title (fr)
FOUR TUNNEL POUR UN PROCESSUS DE CUISSON POUR MATÉRIAUX CÉRAMIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 18020628 A 20181206
Abstract (en)
The invention relates to a tunnel furnace for a baking process for ceramic materials, comprising a heating-, a firing- and a cooling zone. The firing zone comprises a stoking zone and a sintering zone and the stoking zone comprises burning zones equipped with gas burners, each burning zone having an initial and an end temperature set value.The tunnel furnace comprises a system steering - during the residence of the ceramic materials in a burning zone of the stoking zone - the temperature in the burning zone from the initial value till the end value according to a curve situated equal to or beneath the linear curve of the initial value till the end value of the burning zone. The invention also relates to a method for baking ceramic materials implementing the above steps. The tunnel furnace and method yield a substantive reduction in gas consumption and in fallout of disapproved baked products.
IPC 8 full level
F27B 9/40 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F27B 9/40 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
DE 3438347 A1 19860424 - LEISENBERG WOLFGANG [DE]
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 4966547 A 19901030 - OKUYAMA TAKASHI [JP], et al
- [XD] DE 3438347 A1 19860424 - LEISENBERG WOLFGANG [DE]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18020628 A 20181206