Patent ID: 6347110
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: C21C,F27B,F27D,Y02P

Abstract:
A feeding device for a low shaft furnace having an upper furnace vessel, comprising: a furnace cover connected to a gas-extracting device; a charging apparatus settable down on the furnace when the cover is removed from the furnace shaft, the charging apparatus having a top part and a bottom part, the top part being configured as a charging container which has a gas-permeable base which can be opened, the bottom part having a mouth, the bottom part being configured in a region of the mouth so as to correspond with a top border of the upper furnace vessel; bearing means on which the charging apparatus can be set down, the bearing means having a level considerably lower than that of the top border of the upper furnace vessel, the bearing means having a connection by which the bearing means is connectable to the gas-extracting device; lifting means for setting the charging apparatus down on the bearing means and lifting the charging apparatus to a height slightly above the level of the top border of the upper furnace vessel; and moving means for moving the charging apparatus toward and away from the low shaft furnace.