Patent ID: 6055913
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: F23C,F23D,Y10T

Abstract:
A spreader for a burner, comprising:a non-welded cylindrical end cap having at least four swirl vanes spaced apart from each other and extending radially outward from the end cap and integrally cast with the end cap as one piece;support means for holding the end cap at a position in the burner;the support means comprising an elongated shaft, the end cap having an opening at one end complementary to the elongated shaft for receiving said shaft to support the end cap on said shaft; andattachment means for securing the end cap to the shaft, the attachment means comprising a pair of diametrically opposed openings through a side of the end cap and a pair of studs or pins, one of the pair of studs or pins being secured to the elongated shaft through one of the pair of diametrically opposed openings, the other of the pair of studs or pins being secured to the shaft through the other of the pair of diametrically opposed openings.