CPC Definition - Subclass F23M

Last Updated Version: 2020.02
CASINGS, LININGS, WALLS OR DOORS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, e.g. FIREBRIDGES; DEVICES FOR DEFLECTING AIR, FLAMES OR COMBUSTION PRODUCTS IN COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; SAFETY ARRANGEMENTS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMBUSTION APPARATUS; DETAILS OF COMBUSTION CHAMBERS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Definition statement

This place covers:

  • Constructional details of combustion chambers, including accessories and peripheral devices such as for example lining, cooling, baffles for creating special flow path, doors, heat storage means independently of the type of the fuel which is burned.
  • Safety measures.
  • Noise reduction means.
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Construction or support of tube walls for steam boilers

F22B

Combustion chambers and related components specially adapted for generating combustion products of high pressure or high velocity

F23R

Details of heat-treatment chambers

F27D

Special rules of classification

When classifying in this subclass, add also codes F23M 2900/05001-F23M 2900/13004.

Codes F23M 2700/00-F23M 2700/008 are not used.

Glossary of terms

In this place, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

Air

a mixture of gases containing free oxygen and able to promote or support combustion

Primary air

air supplied to the burning fuel in order to liberate combustible gases

Secondary air

air supplied to the combustible gases liberated by the primary air in order to complete their combustion. The term "secondary air" covers "tertiary air" etc.

Ash

means any solid combustion residues, for example remaining in the fuel bed or suspended in the flue gases

Burner

a device by which fluid fuel or solid fuel suspended in air is passed to a combustion space where it burns to produce a self-supporting flame

Combustion

means the direct combination of oxygen gas, e.g. in air, and a burnable substance

Combustion chamber

a chamber in which fuel is burned to establish a self-supporting fire or flame and which surrounds that fire or flame

Combustion zone

the part of the apparatus where the reaction takes place between air and fuel

Firebridge

a low wall separating the fuel bed from adjacent flue gas passages in apparatus for combustion of solid fuel, for example in reverberatory furnaces or fire-tube boilers

Flue gases

any gaseous products of combustion

Grate

a perforated surface, e.g. a grid, which supports or delimits a bed of burning fuel and serves to supply primary air

Synonyms and Keywords

In patent documents, the following words/expressions are often used with the meaning indicated:

"boiler"

"combustion apparatus".

"burner"

"combustion apparatus".

Firebridges
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Firebridges modified for circulation of fluids, e.g. air, steam, water

F23M 3/02

Baffles not confining the fire

F23M 9/06

Casings; Linings; Walls
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Casings characterised by the shape of the bricks or blocks used

F23M 5/02

Support for linings

F23M 5/04

Ceramic materials

C04B 33/00, C04B 35/00

Construction or support of tube walls for steam boilers

F22B

Casings, linings, or walls of heat-treatment chambers of ovens, kilns, or retorts

F27D

characterised by the shape of the bricks or blocks used
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Ceramic materials

C04B 33/00, C04B 35/00

Doors
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Doors in general

E06B

Doors for flues or smoke-boxes

F23J 13/08

Baffles or deflectors for air or combustion products (baffles or deflectors for air or combustion products structurally associated with burners F23D); Flame shields
References
Limiting references

This place does not cover:

Baffles or deflectors for air or combustion products structurally associated with burners

F23D

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Interconnection of water-tubes in boilers for fluid flow

F22B 37/00

Controlling combustion using gas detectors

F23N 5/003

Safety arrangements obtained by means of controlling combustion

F23N 5/24

Alarm systems

G08B

Baffles or deflectors formed as tubes, e.g. in water-tube boilers
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Interconnection of such tubes in boilers for fluid flow

F22

Safety arrangements
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Safety arrangement structurally associated with burners

F23D

Safety arrangements for liquid fuel feeding

F23K 5/16

Safety arrangement involving control of combustion

F23N 5/24

Safety arrangements structurally associated with igniters

F23Q

Means for supervising combustion, e.g. windows
References
Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Alarm systems in general

G08B