US5022044A
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Directly heatable crucible for induction melting furnaces
Assignee: Balzers und Leybold Deutschland Holding AG
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Filing: 1989-08-09
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Granted: 1991-06-04
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Expires: 2009-08-09
Abstract
Abstract In a directly heatable crucible 3 for induction melting furnaces, especially for melting refractory and highly-pure metals, including an inductor coil 11 surrounding a crucible 3 and a housing 5, which at least partially encloses the inductor coil 11 and the crucible 3 and which forms together with the external wall 9, 9' of the crucible a closed chamber having an annular portion 10 and a flat cylindrical base portion 10'. This chamber is passed through by a cooling agent and the crucible 3 is made of the material to be molten.
Inventors
- 👤 Friedrich-Werner Thomas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 11:37
CPC Classifications
F; F27; F27D; F27D9/00; F27B; F27B14/00; F27B14/06; F27B14/061; F27B14/08; F27B14/10; H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/02; H05B6/22; H05B6/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
64 words
An induction furnace for melting a material, comprising a crucible made of the material to be melted, a housing surrounding said crucible so that said housing and said crucible form a closed cooling chamber between said housing and said crucible, said housing having inlet means and outlet means for passing coolant through said chamber, and an induction coil surrounding said crucible in said chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
64 words
An induction furnace for melting a material, comprising a crucible made of the material to be melted, a housing surrounding said crucible so that said housing and said crucible form a closed cooling chamber between said housing and said crucible, said housing having inlet means and outlet means for passing coolant through said chamber, and an induction coil surrounding said crucible in said chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
An induction furnace as in claim 1 wherein said crucible is configured as a single pot-like piece having a circumferential wall and a bottom part.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
An induction furnace as in claim 2 wherein said cooling chamber comprises an annular portion and a flat cylindrical base portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
An induction furnace as in claim 2 wherein said housing is also pot-like and comprises a circular cylindrical part and a base plate, said crucible comprising flange means extending radially outward from said circumferential wall to support said crucible on said circular cylindrical part of said housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
An induction furnace as in claim 1 further comprising a support frame which fixes said induction coil in said chamber, said support frame being fixed to said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
An induction furnace as in claim 1 wherein said crucible is made of a single pure alloy.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of induction melting a material without introducing impurities therein, comprising providing an induction melting furnace having a crucible made of a single pure material, a housing surrounding said crucible so that said housing and said crucible form a closed chamber having inlet means and outlet means for a coolant, and an induction coil surrounding said crucible in said chamber, passing a coolant through said closed chamber, and melting in said crucible a material of the same pure material as said crucible.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
83 words
A method of induction melting a material without introducing impurities therein, comprising providing an induction melting furnace having a crucible made of a single pure material, a housing surrounding said crucible so that said housing and said crucible form a closed chamber having inlet means and outlet means for a coolant, and an induction coil surrounding said crucible in said chamber, passing a coolant through said closed chamber, and melting in said crucible a material of the same pure material as said crucible.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-06-03 | 1994-12-03 | 1995-06-04 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-06-03 | 1998-12-03 | 1999-06-04 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-06-03 | 2002-12-03 | 2003-06-04 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |