APPARATUS FOR FEEDING RAW MATERIAL BARS TO A MELTING FURNACE

摘要

An apparatus feeds raw material bars to a furnace body of a melting furnace, and includes an enclosure body provided with a vertical feed passage to be disposed above an open top side of the furnace body. A feeding unit includes a push mechanism extending into an upper part of the feed passage, and a material retarder extending into a lower part of the feed passage. A transferring unit transfers a raw material bar to the feed passage in a manner that the raw material bar extends vertically in the feed passage. The push mechanism pushes the raw material bar in the feed passage downwardly, and the material retarder retards downward movement of the raw material bar out of the feed passage and into the furnace body.

主权项

1. An apparatus for feeding raw material bars to a furnace body of a melting furnace, said apparatus comprising:
an enclosure body provided with a feed passage that extends vertically and that is to be disposed above an open top side of the furnace body; a feeding unit including a push mechanism that extends vertically into an upper part of the feed passage, and a material retarder that extends into a lower part of the feed passage; and a transferring unit disposed at the enclosure body and configured to transfer a raw material bar to the feed passage in a manner that the raw material bar extends vertically in the feed passage with the push mechanism being disposed above the raw material bar and with the raw material bar contacting the material retarder; the push mechanism being operable to push the raw material bar in the feed passage downwardly and the material retarder being configured to retard downward movement of the raw material bar out of the feed passage and into the furnace body.