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COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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F27B
FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
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Attention is drawn to the references and notes following the title of class F27 and the note (par. III) following the Contents of Section H.

WARNING
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The following IPC groups are not used in the CPC system. Subject matter covered by these groups is classified in the following CPC groups:
F27B1/09 covered by F27B 1/08
F27B5/05 " " F27B 5/04
F27B14/16, F27B14/18 " " F27B 14/0806
F27B21/08 to F27B21/14 " " F27D

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F27B 1/00
Shaft or like vertical or substantially vertical furnaces (for preheating, burning, calcining or cooling lime, magnesia or dolomite C04B 2/12)
F27B 1/005
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wherein no smelting of the charge occurs, e.g. calcining or sintering furnaces
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F27B 1/02
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with two or more shafts or chambers, e.g. multi-storey
F27B 1/025
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with fore-hearth
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F27B 1/04
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Combinations or arrangements of shafts
F27B 1/06
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of other than up-draught type
F27B 1/08
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heated otherwise than by solid fuel mixed with charge
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F27B 1/10
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
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F27B 1/12
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Shells or casings; Supports therefor
F27B 1/14
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Arrangements of linings (linings in general F27D 1/00)
F27B 1/16
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Arrangements of tuyeres
F27B 1/18
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Arrangements of dust collectors
F27B 1/20
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Arrangements of devices for charging
F27B 1/21
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Arrangements of devices for discharging
F27B 1/22
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Arrangements of heat-exchange apparatus (heat-exchangers in general F28C, F28D)
F27B 1/24
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Cooling arrangements
F27B 1/26
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Arrangements of controlling devices
F27B 1/28
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Arrangements of monitoring devices, of indicators, of alarm devices
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F27B 3/00
Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type (F27B 9/00, F27B 11/00, F27B 13/00, F27B 14/00, F27B 15/00, F27B 21/00 take precedence); Tank furnaces
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F27B 3/002
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Siemens-Martin type furnaces
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F27B 3/005
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Port construction
}
F27B 3/007
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Removable burner head
}
F27B 3/02
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of single-chamber fixed-hearth type
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F27B 3/04
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of multiple-hearth type; of multiple-chamber type; Combinations of hearth-type furnaces
F27B 3/045
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Multiple chambers, e.g. one of which is used for charging
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F27B 3/06
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with movable working chambers or hearths, e.g. tiltable,
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oscillating or describing a composed movement
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F27B 3/065
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tiltable
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F27B 3/08
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heated electrically, with or without any other source of heat
F27B 3/085
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Arc furnaces
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F27B 3/10
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to hearth-type furnaces
F27B 3/105
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Slag chamber
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F27B 3/12
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Working chambers or casings; Supports therefor
F27B 3/14
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 3/16
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Walls; Roofs
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F27B 3/18
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Arrangements of devices for charging
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F27B 3/183
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Charging of arc furnaces vertically through the roof, e.g. in three points
}
F27B 3/186
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Charging in a vertical chamber adjacent to the melting chamber
}
F27B 3/19
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Arrangements of devices for discharging
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F27B 3/20
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 3/205
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Burners
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F27B 3/22
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
F27B 3/225
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Oxygen blowing
}
F27B 3/24
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Cooling arrangements
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F27B 3/26
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Arrangements of heat-exchange apparatus
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F27B 3/263
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Regenerators
}
F27B 3/266
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{
Exhaust gases reversing flow devices
}
F27B 3/28
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Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or the like devices
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F27B 5/00
Muffle furnaces; Retort furnaces; Other furnaces in which the charge is held completely isolated (F27B 9/00 takes precedence)
F27B 5/02
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of multiple-chamber type
F27B 5/04
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adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
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F27B 5/06
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
F27B 5/08
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 5/10
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Muffles
F27B 5/12
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Arrangement of devices for charging
F27B 5/13
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Arrangement of devices for discharging
F27B 5/14
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 5/16
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
F27B 5/18
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Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or like devices
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F27B 7/00
Rotary-drum furnaces, i.e. horizontal or slightly inclined
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F27B 7/02
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of multiple-chamber or multiple-drum type
F27B 7/04
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with longitudinal divisions
F27B 7/06
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adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
F27B 7/08
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externally heated
F27B 7/10
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internally heated, e.g. by means of passages in the wall
F27B 7/12
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tiltable
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F27B 7/14
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with means for agitating or moving the charge
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F27B 7/16
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the means being fixed relatively to the drum,
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e.g. composite means
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(F27B 7/04 takes precedence)
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F27B 7/161
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the means comprising projections jutting out from the wall
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F27B 7/162
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the projections consisting of separate lifting elements, e.g. lifting shovels
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F27B 7/166
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the means comprising chains
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F27B 7/167
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the means comprising partitions
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F27B 7/18
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the means being movable within the drum
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F27B 7/20
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to rotary-drum furnaces
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F27B 7/2016
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Arrangements of preheating devices for the charge
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F27B 7/2025
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consisting of a single string of cyclones
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F27B 7/2033
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with means for precalcining the raw material
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F27B 7/2041
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consisting of at least two strings of cyclones with two different admissions of raw material
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F27B 7/205
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with precalcining means on the string supplied with exhaust gases from the cooler
}
F27B 7/2058
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with precalcining means on each string
}
F27B 7/2066
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comprising a band transporter
}
F27B 7/2075
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Removing incrustations
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F27B 7/2083
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Arrangements for the melting of metals or the treatment of molten metals
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F27B 7/22
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Rotary drums; Supports therefor
F27B 7/2206
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Bearing rings
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F27B 7/224
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Discharge ends
}
F27B 7/24
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Seals between rotary and stationary parts
F27B 7/26
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Drives
F27B 7/28
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 7/30
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Arrangements of partitions
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F27B 7/32
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Arrangement of devices for charging
F27B 7/3205
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Charging
}
F27B 7/33
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Arrangement of devices for discharging
F27B 7/34
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Arrangements of heating devices
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F27B 7/36
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
F27B 7/362
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Introducing gas into the drum axially or through the wall
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F27B 7/38
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Arrangements of cooling devices
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F27B 7/383
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Cooling devices for the charge
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F27B 7/386
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Rotary-drum cooler
}
F27B 7/40
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Planetary coolers
F27B 7/42
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Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or like devices
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F27B 9/00
Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type (F27B 7/14 takes precedence); Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
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F27B 9/02
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of multiple-track type; of multiple-chamber type; Combinations of furnaces
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F27B 9/021
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having two or more parallel tracks
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F27B 9/022
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With two tracks moving in opposite directions
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F27B 9/023
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with a U turn at one end
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F27B 9/024
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with superimposed tracks
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F27B 9/025
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having two or more superimposed tracks (F27B 9/024 takes precedence)
}
F27B 9/028
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Multi-chamber type furnaces, (F27B 9/029 takes precedence)
}
F27B 9/029
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Multicellular type furnaces constructed with add-on modules
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F27B 9/04
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adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
F27B 9/042
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Vacuum furnaces
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F27B 9/045
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Furnaces with controlled atmosphere
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F27B 9/047
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the atmosphere consisting of protective gases
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F27B 9/06
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heated without contact between combustion gases and charge; electrically heated
F27B 9/061
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with at least two longitudinal chambers carrying combustion gases, i.e of the Dressler type
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F27B 9/062
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electrically heated
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F27B 9/063
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Resistor heating, e.g. with resistors also emitting IR rays
}
F27B 9/065
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the resistance being transported by the conveyer
}
F27B 9/066
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heated by lamps
}
F27B 9/067
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heated by induction
}
F27B 9/068
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heated by radiant tubes, the tube being heated by a hot medium, e.g. hot gases
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F27B 9/08
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heated through chamber walls
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F27B 9/082
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Muffle furnaces
}
F27B 9/084
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the muffle being fixed and in a single piece
}
F27B 9/086
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with two or more fixed muffles
}
F27B 9/088
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{
Series of separate muffles conveyed through the furnace
}
F27B 9/10
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heated by hot air or gas
F27B 9/12
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with special arrangements for preheating or cooling the charge
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F27B 9/14
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characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment (F27B 9/28 takes precedence; travelling or movable supports or containers for the charge F27D 3/12)
F27B 9/142
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{
the charge moving along a vertical axis
}
F27B 9/145
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{
the charge moving along a serpentine path
}
F27B 9/147
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the charge moving on an inclined floor
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F27B 9/16
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the charge moving in a circular or arcuate path
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F27B 9/18
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under the action of scrapers or pushers
F27B 9/185
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multiple hearth type furnaces
}
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F27B 9/20
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the charge moving in a substantially straight path
{
tunnel furnace
}
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F27B 9/201
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walking beam furnace
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F27B 9/202
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Conveyer mechanisms therefor
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F27B 9/203
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having ramps (F27B 9/206 takes precedence)
}
F27B 9/205
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{
having excentrics or lever arms (F27B 9/206 takes precedence)
}
F27B 9/206
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{
consisting of a single central beam
}
F27B 9/207
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consisting of two or more conveyers
}
F27B 9/208
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the workpieces being rotated during their advance
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F27B 9/22
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on rails, e.g.
}
 under the action of scrapers or pushers (F27B 9/26 takes precedence)
F27B 9/222
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{
the path comprising a section specially adapted for effecting equalisation of the temperature of the charge
}
F27B 9/225
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{
the charge being subjected to an additional manipulation along the path
}
F27B 9/227
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with rotation of the charge (F27B 9/147 takes precedence)
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F27B 9/24
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being carried by a conveyer
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transport by conveyers in general B65G
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F27B 9/2407
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the conveyer being constituted by rollers (roller hearth furnace)
}
F27B 9/2415
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{
the charge rotating about an axis transversal to the axis of advancement of the charge
}
F27B 9/2423
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{
the charge rotating about an axis parallel to the axis of advancement of the charge
}
F27B 9/243
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{
Endless-strand conveyer
}
F27B 9/2453
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Vibrating conveyer (shaker hearth furnace)
}
F27B 9/2461
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{
the charge being suspended from the conveyer
}
F27B 9/2469
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the conveyer being constituted by rollable bodies
}
F27B 9/2476
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the conveyer being constituted by air cushion
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F27B 9/26
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on or in trucks, sleds, or containers
F27B 9/262
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on or in trucks
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F27B 9/28
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for treating continuous lengths of work
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F27B 9/30
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
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F27B 9/3005
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arrangements for circulating gases
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F27B 9/3011
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{
arrangements for circulating gases transversally
}
F27B 9/3044
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Furnace regenerators
}
F27B 9/3077
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Arrangements for treating electronic components, e.g. semiconductors
}
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F27B 9/32
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Casings
F27B 9/34
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 9/36
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 9/38
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Arrangements of devices for charging
F27B 9/39
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Arrangements of devices for discharging
F27B 9/40
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Arrangements of controlling or monitoring devices
F27B 11/00
Bell-type furnaces (for treating metal strips or wire C21D 9/663)
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F27B 13/00
Furnaces with both stationary charge and progression of heating, e.g. of ring type, of type in which segmental kiln moves over tionary charge
F27B 13/02
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of multiple-chamber type with permanent partitions; Combinations of furnaces
F27B 13/04
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of single-chamber type with temporary partitions
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F27B 13/06
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of this type
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F27B 13/08
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Casings
F27B 13/10
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 13/12
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 13/14
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Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or like devices
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F27B 14/00
Crucible or pot furnace
F27B 14/02
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with tilting or rocking arrangements (F27B 14/04 takes precedence)
F27B 14/04
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adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
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F27B 14/06
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heated electrically, e.g. induction crucible furnaces with or without any other source of heat (F27B 14/04 takes precedence)
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F27B 14/061
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Induction furnaces
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F27B 14/063
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Skull melting type
}
F27B 14/065
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Channel type
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F27B 14/08
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Details peculiar to crucible or pot furnaces
F27B 14/0806
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Charging or discharging devices
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F27B 14/10
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Crucibles
F27B 14/12
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Covers therefor
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F27B 14/14
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 14/143
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Heating of the crucible by convection of combustion gases
}
F27B 14/20
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Arrangement of controlling, monitoring, alarm or like devices
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F27B 15/00
Fluidised-bed furnaces; Other furnaces using or treating finely-divided materials in dispersion
{
(apparatus in general for carrying out chemical or physical processes in a fluidised bed reactor B01J 8/24 to B01J 8/44)
}
F27B 15/003
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{
Cyclones or chain of cyclones
}
F27B 15/006
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Equipment for treating dispersed material falling under gravity with ascending gases
}
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F27B 15/02
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
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F27B 15/04
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Casings; Supports therefor
F27B 15/06
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Arrangements of linings
F27B 15/08
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Arrangements of devices for charging
F27B 15/09
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Arrangements of devices for discharging
F27B 15/10
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
F27B 15/12
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Arrangements of dust collectors
F27B 15/14
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 15/16
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Arrangements of cooling devices
F27B 15/18
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Arrangements of controlling devices
F27B 15/20
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Arrangements of monitoring devices, of indicators, of alarm devices
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F27B 17/00
Furnaces of a kind not covered by any preceding group (structural combinations of furnaces F27B 19/02)
F27B 17/0008
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Open field furnace for burning bricks
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F27B 17/0016
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Chamber type furnaces
}
F27B 17/0025
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Especially adapted for treating semiconductor wafers
}
F27B 17/0033
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the floor of the furnaces consisting of the support carrying the charge, e.g. car type furnaces
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F27B 17/0041
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specially adapted for burning bricks or pottery (F27B 17/0033 takes precedence)
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F27B 17/005
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with cylindrical chambers
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F27B 17/0058
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with superposed cylindrical chambers
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F27B 17/0066
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arrangement of the charge, e.g. bricks
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F27B 17/0075
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Heating devices therefor
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F27B 17/0083
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with means for circulating the atmosphere
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specially designed for laboratory use
F27B 17/025
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for dental workpieces
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F27B 19/00
Combinations of furnaces of kinds not covered by a single preceding main group
F27B 19/02
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combined in one structure
F27B 19/04
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arranged for associated working
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F27B 21/00
Open or uncovered sintering apparatus; Other heat-treatment apparatus of like construction
F27B 21/02
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Sintering grates or tables
F27B 21/04
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Sintering pots or sintering pans
F27B 21/06
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Endless-strand sintering machines
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F27B 2003/00
Hearth-type furnaces, e.g. of reverberatory type (F27B 9/00, F27B 11/00, F27B 13/00, F27B 14/00, F27B 15/00, F27B 21/00 take precedence); Tank furnaces
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F27B 2003/10
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to hearth-type furnaces
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F27B 2003/12
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Working chambers or casings; Supports therefor
F27B 2003/125
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Hearths
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F27B 2003/16
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Walls; Roofs
F27B 2003/165
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Roofs
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F27B 2005/00
Muffle furnaces; Retort furnaces; Other furnaces in which the charge is held completely isolated (F27B 9/00 takes precedence)
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F27B 2005/06
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
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F27B 2005/062
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Cooling elements
F27B 2005/064
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disposed in the furnace, around the chamber, e.g. coils
F27B 2005/066
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disposed around the fan
F27B 2005/068
. . .
for external cooling
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F27B 2005/14
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Arrangements of heating devices
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F27B 2005/143
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Heating rods disposed in the chamber
F27B 2005/146
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the heating rods being in the tubes which conduct the heating gases
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F27B 2005/16
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
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F27B 2005/161
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Gas inflow or outflow
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F27B 2005/162
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through closable or non-closable openings of the chamber walls
F27B 2005/163
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Controlled openings, e.g. orientable
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Air supply through a set of tubes with openings
F27B 2005/165
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Controlled tubes, e.g. orientable or with closable openings
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F27B 2005/166
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Means to circulate the atmosphere
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F27B 2005/167
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the atmosphere being recirculated through the treatment chamber by a turbine
F27B 2005/168
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by more than one turbine
F27B 2005/169
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the atmosphere being continuously renewed by exterior means
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F27B 2007/00
Rotary-drum furnaces, i.e. horizontal or slightly inclined
F27B 2007/005
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for the treatment of slurries or wet materials
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F27B 2007/02
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of multiple-chamber or multiple-drum type
F27B 2007/022
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the drum having a non-uniform section along its length
F27B 2007/025
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with different chambers, e.g. treatment zones
F27B 2007/027
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with more than one drum
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F27B 2007/04
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with longitudinal divisions
F27B 2007/041
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Longitudinal tubes
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F27B 2007/043
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the partition being a cylinder, coaxial to the rotary drum, defining two chambers
F27B 2007/045
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the charge going in one direction in one chamber, then after a turn coming back in the other direction in the other chamber
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F27B 2007/046
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Radial partitions
F27B 2007/048
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defining an helical chamber
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F27B 2007/14
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with means for agitating or moving the charge
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F27B 2007/16
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the means being fixed relatively to the drum,
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e.g. composite means
}
(F27B 7/04 takes precedence)
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F27B 2007/161
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the means comprising projections jutting out from the wall
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F27B 2007/162
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the projections consisting of separate lifting elements, e.g. lifting shovels
}
F27B 2007/163
. . . . .
using only a ring of lifting elements to lift the charge
F27B 2007/165
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forming a helical lifting projection
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F27B 2007/167
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the means comprising partitions
}
F27B 2007/168
. . . .
Annular partition
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F27B 2007/20
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to rotary-drum furnaces
F27B 2007/2008
. .
Devices for reintroducing dust in the drum
F27B 2007/2091
. .
Means for eliminating compounds from gases by condensation, e.g. alkali metals
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F27B 2007/22
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Rotary drums; Supports therefor
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F27B 2007/2206
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Bearing rings
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F27B 2007/2213
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mounted floatingly on the drum
F27B 2007/222
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the mounting comprising radially resilient elements, e.g. springs
F27B 2007/2226
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the mounting comprising elements to maintain the ring between series of abutments
F27B 2007/2233
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the ring being fixed to the drum, e.g. welded
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F27B 2007/2246
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Support rollers
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F27B 2007/2253
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mounted movable, e.g. resiliently on the ground
F27B 2007/226
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constituted of series of two rollers mounted on tiltable support along the drum
F27B 2007/2266
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the mounting allowing a movement of the rollers support in a horizontal plane
F27B 2007/2273
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with arrangements, e.g. rollers, to maintain the drum against longitudinal movement
F27B 2007/228
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comprising rollable bodies
F27B 2007/2286
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supporting the drum directly, without the use of a bearing ring
F27B 2007/2293
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the furnace being suspended
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F27B 2007/26
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Drives
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F27B 2007/261
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working with a ring embracing the drum
F27B 2007/262
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A gear ring combined with a dented wheel drive
F27B 2007/263
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A gear ring combined with a ram drive
F27B 2007/265
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the ring being mounted floatingly
F27B 2007/266
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the ring being a bearing ring
F27B 2007/267
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A gear ring combined with a chain drive
F27B 2007/268
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Details of the motor or the pinions
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F27B 2007/32
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Arrangement of devices for charging
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F27B 2007/3205
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{
Charging
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F27B 2007/3211
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at the open end of the drum
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F27B 2007/3217
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axially, optionally at some distance in the kiln
F27B 2007/3223
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the charging device being movable axially, e.g. reciprocable
F27B 2007/3229
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via a centrifugal device
F27B 2007/3235
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the introducing device comprising a spray or a lance
F27B 2007/3241
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in the flame of the burner
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F27B 2007/3247
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through a lateral opening in the drum
F27B 2007/3252
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with lifting scoops attached to the drum
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F27B 2007/3258
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at the open end of the drum
F27B 2007/3264
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using special discharge means located around the discharge end, e.g. lifting scoops or a transversal annular partition
F27B 2007/327
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centrifugally through lateral openings in the drum
F27B 2007/3276
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with a collector means extending longitudinally into the drum
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F27B 2007/3282
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Details
F27B 2007/3288
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Sieves or grading means
F27B 2007/3294
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Means to fluidise the charge in the air
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F27B 2007/36
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Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
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F27B 2007/362
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{
Introducing gas into the drum axially or through the wall
}
F27B 2007/365
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longitudinally
F27B 2007/367
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transversally through the wall of the drum
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F27B 2009/00
Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type (F27B 7/14 takes precedence); Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
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F27B 2009/02
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of multiple-track type; of multiple-chamber type; Combinations of furnaces
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F27B 2009/026
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Two or more conveyers, e.g. mounted successively
F27B 2009/027
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working in parallel
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F27B 2009/12
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with special arrangements for preheating or cooling the charge
F27B 2009/122
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Preheating
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F27B 2009/124
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Cooling
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F27B 2009/126
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involving the circulation of cooling gases, e.g. air
F27B 2009/128
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the gases being further utilised as oxidants in the burners
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F27B 2009/14
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characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment (F27B 9/28 takes precedence; travelling or movable supports or containers for the charge F27D 3/12)
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F27B 2009/20
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the charge moving in a substantially straight path
{
tunnel furnace
}
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F27B 2009/24
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being carried by a conveyer
{
transport by conveyers in general B65G
}
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F27B 2009/243
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{
Endless-strand conveyer
}
F27B 2009/2438
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with means to transfer the heat from the outcoming band to the incoming band
F27B 2009/2446
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with means to control the tension of the band
F27B 2009/2484
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the conveyer being a helical device
F27B 2009/2492
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the conveyer being constituted by series of little rams or ratchets, moving the charge along
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F27B 2009/26
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on or in trucks, sleds, or containers
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F27B 2009/262
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{
on or in trucks
}
F27B 2009/264
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the truck carrying a partition
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F27B 2009/266
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the truck having conducts for guiding the oven atmosphere
F27B 2009/268
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through the structure of the car and through the charge
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F27B 2009/30
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Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
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F27B 2009/3005
. .
{
arrangements for circulating gases
}
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F27B 2009/3011
. . .
{
arrangements for circulating gases transversally
}
F27B 2009/3016
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with arrangements to circulate gases through the charge
F27B 2009/3022
. . . .
with arrangements to maintain oxidising reducing or neutral zones
F27B 2009/3027
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Use of registers, partitions
F27B 2009/3033
. . .
Fumes circulating in the same direction as the charge
F27B 2009/3038
. . .
Fumes or gases alternatively changing their longitudinal direction
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F27B 2009/305
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Particular conformation of the furnace
F27B 2009/3055
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Non-uniform section through the length of the furnace
F27B 2009/3061
. . .
Furnaces with longitudinal grooves
F27B 2009/3066
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Cooling the under-structure of the kiln, e.g. under the cars
F27B 2009/3072
. .
Balancing the pressure between the upper part and the lower part of the kiln, above and under the track
F27B 2009/3083
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Arrangements to handle skid marks
F27B 2009/3088
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Drying arrangements
F27B 2009/3094
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Means to store a part of the charge in the furnace
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F27B 2009/36
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Arrangements of heating devices
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F27B 2009/3607
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Heaters located above the track of the charge
F27B 2009/3615
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Burner in the ceiling directed vertically downwards
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F27B 2009/3623
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Heaters located under the track
F27B 2009/363
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Burners in the hearth directed towards the ceiling
F27B 2009/3638
. . .
Heaters located above and under the track
F27B 2009/3646
. . .
Heating the ceiling or the walls for a reverberatory effect
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F27B 2009/3653
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Preheated fuel
F27B 2009/3661
. . . .
preheated with the exhaust gases
F27B 2009/3669
. . . .
preheated with the gases of the cooling zone
F27B 2009/3676
. . . .
preheated with the gases of the preheating zone
F27B 2009/3684
. . .
Combustion within a combustion chamber with outlets in the kiln chamber
F27B 2009/3692
. . .
The charge containing combustible materials
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F27B 2009/38
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Arrangements of devices for charging
F27B 2009/382
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Charging
F27B 2009/384
. . .
Discharging
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F27B 2009/386
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Lateral intake or outtake
F27B 2009/388
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Centrally in the lateral wall
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F27B 2014/00
Crucible or pot furnace
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F27B 2014/002
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Smelting process, e.g. sequences to melt a specific material
F27B 2014/004
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Process involving a smelting step, e.g. vaporisation
F27B 2014/006
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involving a salt bath or help metal bath
F27B 2014/008
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Continuous casting
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F27B 2014/04
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adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
F27B 2014/045
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Vacuum
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F27B 2014/06
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heated electrically, e.g. induction crucible furnaces with or without any other source of heat (F27B 14/04 takes precedence)
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F27B 2014/061
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{
Induction furnaces
}
F27B 2014/066
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Construction of the induction furnace
F27B 2014/068
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with the use of an electrode producing a current in the melt
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F27B 2014/08
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Details peculiar to crucible or pot furnaces
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F27B 2014/0806
. .
{
Charging or discharging devices
}
F27B 2014/0812
. . .
Continuously charging
F27B 2014/0818
. . .
Discharging
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F27B 2014/0825
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Crucible or pot support
F27B 2014/0831
. . .
Support or means for the transport of crucibles
F27B 2014/0837
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Cooling arrangements
F27B 2014/0843
. .
Lining or casing
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F27B 2014/085
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Preheating of the charge
F27B 2014/0856
. . .
Preheating of the crucible
F27B 2014/0862
. .
Flux guides
F27B 2014/0868
. .
Magnetic shields
F27B 2014/0875
. .
Two zones or chambers, e.g. one used for charging
F27B 2014/0881
. .
Two or more crucibles
F27B 2014/0887
. .
Movement of the melt
F27B 2014/0893
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Heat-conductive material disposed on the surface of the melt
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F27B 2014/10
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Crucibles
F27B 2014/102
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Form of the crucibles
F27B 2014/104
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Crucible linings
F27B 2014/106
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Ladles
F27B 2014/108
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Cold crucibles (transparent to electromagnetic radiations)
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F27B 2014/14
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Arrangements of heating devices
F27B 2014/146
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Recuperation of lost heat, e.g. regenerators
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F27B 2017/00
Furnaces of a kind not covered by any preceding group (structural combinations of furnaces F27B 19/02)
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F27B 2017/0016
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{
Chamber type furnaces
}
F27B 2017/0091
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Series of chambers, e.g. associated in their use
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