Patent ID: 11867462
Assignee: DANIELI & C. OFFICINE MECCANICHE S.P.A.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  C  Y | IPC C  F

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus for feeding and preheating a metal charge toward a melting furnace of a melting plant, comprising:
at least one conveyor channel for said metal charge defining a support and advance surface;
at least one hood disposed above said at least one conveyor channel at a hood height, defining with it a tunnel along which a flow of fumes is able to pass in order to heat said metal charge;
scrap detection means able to identify a profile of said metal charge entering said at least one conveyor channel
adjustment means associated with said at least one hood in order to move the at least one hood vertically away from/toward said support and advance surface of said at least one conveyor channel in order to vary said hood height as a function the profile of said metal charge; and
a plurality of hoods disposed and attached in succession by means of respective flexible mechanical joints, with each of said hoods there being associated with a respective plurality of adjustment means configured to move the respective hood independently from the others.