Patent ID: 8783442
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: F27D

Abstract:
1. A melting furnace system comprising: a conveyor for moving a stack of ingots toward an ingot melting station, the conveyor includes a platform and a raised part extending from the platform for engaging an underside of the stack of ingots, the conveyor configured to automatically transfer the stack of ingots to a bucket located at a downstream end of the conveyor, the bucket includes a bottom wall, a back wall and a pair of sidewalls, the bucket is sized to receive the stack of ingots, the bottom wall of the bucket is configured to receive the raised part of the conveyor such that the stack of ingots is initially positioned above the bottom wall of the bucket via the raised part thereby reducing noise associated with the loading of the stack of ingots in the bucket; and a carriage provided at the downstream end of the conveyor, the carriage engages the bucket and includes a lifting mechanism for raising the bucket together with the stack of ingots toward the ingot melting station.