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Implement support apparatus
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1974-12-19
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Granted: 1976-09-28
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Expires: 1994-12-19
Abstract
Abstract An implement such as a cyclone is supported in the interior of a vessel such as in a regenerator or a reactor on a fluid catalytic cracking unit in a manner to accommodate heat expansion of various portions of the vessel with a minimal distortion of the vessel and cyclones. The support includes a load-carrying member suspended between an outer portion of the vessel and a plenum which depends within the vessel with the load-carrying member having the cyclones mounted thereon. The free end of the member is connected to the vessel by a pivotable link which allows the member to remain substantially in a plane parallel to its initial position throughout a large temperature change of the vessel which is subject to temperature differences between various portions thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell W. Lortz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:12
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M1/00; F16M1/04; B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/005; B01J8/0055
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
Apparatus comprising: a. a vessel having an opening in the top thereof; b. a plenum attached to the top of said vessel and depending therefrom, said plenum being in communication with said opening; c. a bracket secured to said vessel at a point spaced from said plenum; d. a beam pivotally secured at one end to said plenum at a point spaced downwardly from the top of said vessel; e. a link pivotally secured at one end of said bracket and at the other end to the second end of said beam so that said beam is disposed in a generally horizontal plane; f. a cyclone separator; g. a support member attached to said beam between the two ends thereof and depending therefrom to support said cyclone separator within said vessel; and h. fluid communication means connecting an outlet of said cyclone to said
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
Apparatus comprising: a. a vessel having an opening in the top thereof; b. a plenum attached to the top of said vessel and depending therefrom, said plenum being in communication with said opening; c. a bracket secured to said vessel at a point spaced from said plenum; d. a beam pivotally secured at one end to said plenum at a point spaced downwardly from the top of said vessel; e. a link pivotally secured at one end of said bracket and at the other end to the second end of said beam so that said beam is disposed in a generally horizontal plane; f. a cyclone separator; g. a support member attached to said beam between the two ends thereof and depending therefrom to support said cyclone separator within said vessel; and h. fluid communication means connecting an outlet of said cyclone to said
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
171 words
A catalytic reactor vessel having a support for supporting a cyclone in the interior of the vessel which is subjected an elevated operating temperature, said vessel comprising: a. a vessel having an interior and having a first member depending into said interior from an upper portion of said vessel; b. a plurality of second members each having first and second ends, said second members each being disposed in a generally horizontal plane with each having said second end pivotally mounted on said first member; c. a plurality of brackets secured to portions of said vessel with each being positioned adjacent a first end of a respective said second member; d. a plurality of links each pivotally connected to a respective said bracket and a respective said second member adjacent said first end, said links being disposed at an angle relative to the vertical; e. a plurality of load-carrying means each secured to a respective said second member; and f. a plurality of cyclone separators each mounted on and supported by a
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
171 words
A catalytic reactor vessel having a support for supporting a cyclone in the interior of the vessel which is subjected an elevated operating temperature, said vessel comprising: a. a vessel having an interior and having a first member depending into said interior from an upper portion of said vessel; b. a plurality of second members each having first and second ends, said second members each being disposed in a generally horizontal plane with each having said second end pivotally mounted on said first member; c. a plurality of brackets secured to portions of said vessel with each being positioned adjacent a first end of a respective said second member; d. a plurality of links each pivotally connected to a respective said bracket and a respective said second member adjacent said first end, said links being disposed at an angle relative to the vertical; e. a plurality of load-carrying means each secured to a respective said second member; and f. a plurality of cyclone separators each mounted on and supported by a
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said second members are arranged in pairs in spaced-apart relation, and further comprising at least one brace secured to and extending between each pair of said second members securing
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The support as set forth in claim 3 wherein: a. said pair of load-carrying members which have said brace secured thereto are in diverging relation from said second ends to said first ends and extend generally radially from said first member which has the second ends
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said second members are positioned in diverging relations from the second to the first ends thereof and extend generally radially from said first member.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1979-09-28 | 1980-03-29 | 1980-09-28 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-09-28 | 1984-03-29 | 1984-09-28 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-09-28 | 1988-03-29 | 1988-09-28 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |