SHAFT FURNACE CHARGING DEVICE WITH ROTARY TROUGH Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: charging devices of shaft furnaces. SUBSTANCE: charging device has frame projecting above shaft furnace, adjusting flange rigidly secured to shaft furnace, charging bin installed on frame, trough drive body whose one end is tightly joined with charging bin, and the other end is connected with adjusting flange and at least one rolling bearing of large diameter is installed in body and serves as trough support. To increase service life of rolling bearing, introduced into chain of rigid members, connecting adjusting flange with rolling bearing is at least one yielding connecting member which considerably limits rigid transmission of deformation of adjusting flange to rolling bearing. EFFECT: increased service life of rolling bearing. 12 cl, 6 dwg