公开(公告)号：US11180350B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16262171

申请日：2019-01-30

Applicant: FOSBEL, INC.

Inventor： Robert D. Chambers ,  Michael P. Smith ,  Alan E. Bowser, Jr. ,  Kevin D. Pendelton ,  Lou Carolla

IPC: C03B5/027 ,  B66C17/06 ,  C03B5/42 ,  C03B5/237 ,  B66B9/16 ,  B66C23/20 ,  F27D1/00 ,  F27D17/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for constructing refractory structures, e.g., glass furnace regenerator structures and/or glass furnace structures having walls formed of refractory block and buck stays externally supporting the walls are provided. Opposed pairs of supports are connected to at least a respective one of the vertically oriented buck stays with cross-support beams spanning the refractory structure between a respective pair of the supports. An overhead crane assembly is supported by the cross-support beams. In such a manner, refractory components of the refractory structure (e.g., refractory wall blocks and/or refractory checker bricks) may be installed using the overhead crane assembly.

公开(公告)号：US10227220B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US14859820

申请日：2015-09-21

Applicant: FOSBEL, INC.

Inventor： Robert D. Chambers ,  Michael P. Smith ,  Alan E. Bowser, Jr. ,  Kevin D. Pendelton ,  Lou Carolla

IPC: B66C17/06 ,  C03B5/42 ,  C03B5/237 ,  B66B9/16

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for constructing refractory structures, e.g., glass furnace regenerator structures and/or glass furnace structures having walls formed of refractory block and buck stays externally supporting the walls are provided. Opposed pairs of supports are connected to at least a respective one of the vertically oriented buck stays with cross-support beams spanning the refractory structure between a respective pair of the supports. An overhead crane assembly is supported by the cross-support beams. In such a manner, refractory components of the refractory structure (e.g., refractory wall blocks and/or refractory checker bricks) may be installed using the overhead crane assembly.