US3265044A
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Heat exchanger tube support
Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1964-04-03
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Granted: 1966-08-09
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Expires: 1984-04-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles D Juchtern
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:53
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F9/00; F28F9/007; F28F9/013; F22; F22B; F22B37/00; F22B37/02; F22B37/10; F22B37/20; F22B37/202; F22B37/203
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A FURNACE, MEANS FOR BURNING AN ASH LADEN FUEL THEREIN, A VERTICAL FLUE FOR THE CONDUCTION OF COMBUSTION GASES FROM SAID FURNACE, HORIZONTAL SERPENTINE TUBULAR FLUID HEATING ELEMENTS, DISPOSED IN SAID VERTICAL FLUE, EACH OF SAID SERPENTINE ELEMENTS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL TUBES, VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL FLUE ADJACENT THE SERPENTINE ELEMENTS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A HORIZONTAL TUBE OF ONE OF SAID HEATING ELEMENTS FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBE COMPRISING: A SADDLE WELDED TO THE VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBE, SAID SADDLE HAVING AN UPPER LIP PROJECTING VERTICALLY UPWARD AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE, AND A LOWER LIP PROJECTING VERTICALLY DOWNWARD AND EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE; AN UPPER JAW WELDED TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID UPPER LIP; A LOWER JAW WELDED TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID LOWER LIP; AND SAID LOWER JAW EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY WITH THE HORIZONTAL TUBE A LESSER DISTANCE THAN THE UPPER JAW, AND LOCATED SUCH THAT ALL PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER JAW ARE VERTICALLY UNDERNEATH SOME PORTION OF SAID UPPER JAW.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
179 words
A HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A FURNACE, MEANS FOR BURNING AN ASH LADEN FUEL THEREIN, A VERTICAL FLUE FOR THE CONDUCTION OF COMBUSTION GASES FROM SAID FURNACE, HORIZONTAL SERPENTINE TUBULAR FLUID HEATING ELEMENTS, DISPOSED IN SAID VERTICAL FLUE, EACH OF SAID SERPENTINE ELEMENTS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF HORIZONTAL TUBES, VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID VERTICAL FLUE ADJACENT THE SERPENTINE ELEMENTS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A HORIZONTAL TUBE OF ONE OF SAID HEATING ELEMENTS FROM THE VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBE COMPRISING: A SADDLE WELDED TO THE VERTICAL SUPPORT TUBE, SAID SADDLE HAVING AN UPPER LIP PROJECTING VERTICALLY UPWARD AND EXTENDING PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE, AND A LOWER LIP PROJECTING VERTICALLY DOWNWARD AND EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY PARALLEL TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE; AN UPPER JAW WELDED TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID UPPER LIP; A LOWER JAW WELDED TO SAID HORIZONTAL TUBE SLIDABLY ENGAGING SAID LOWER LIP; AND SAID LOWER JAW EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY WITH THE HORIZONTAL TUBE A LESSER DISTANCE THAN THE UPPER JAW, AND LOCATED SUCH THAT ALL PORTIONS OF SAID LOWER JAW ARE VERTICALLY UNDERNEATH SOME PORTION OF SAID UPPER JAW.
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