Melting Furnace Having Infinite Furnace Campaign
The invention relates to methods and to devices for a melting furnace, or for the conveying lines of the product to be melted, having an infinite life (furnace campaign). The same is achieved by means of the continuous/periodic, e.g. cyclic, exchange, in the optimum case, of all of the components surrounding the furnace interior/melting space, or surrounding the conveying lines, in that the components can be arranged/placed next to each other in a modular manner and that said components move in a certain direction while new individual parts are added at one of the free ends of the respective assembly and while worn/used individual parts are removed at the other free end of the respective assembly. For this purpose the individual components are held and/or moved by suitable receptacles, wherein the furnace interior/melting chamber remains stationary.
The invention relates to methods and apparatus of a melting furnace with infinite furnace campaign. This is implemented by a continuous/periodical thus cyclic exchange of, in the best case, all components of the melting furnace that surround the interior of the furnace/melting space, wherein the components are modularly placed or arranged next to each other, move in a predetermined direction, have a specific shape and are supported by suitable receptacles and moved and/or turned wherein the furnace interior/melting space remains stationary.
A melting furnace of this type is known from document DE 43 27 237 C1.
Known apparatuses in the area of glass melting technology are furnaces which are assembled from selected fireproof materials. In the simplest case they are composed essentially of a base plate or base plate, sidewalls, a vault and an end walls which together surround the inner space of the furnace or furnace interior/melting space. In order to keep the individual components in their predetermined position and in order to absorb the in some areas considerable forces, comprehensive steel constructions are necessary, which are summarised under the term bracing or anchorage. The entire glass melting furnace is subject to wear (corrosion/erosion) and has therefore a limited lifetime (furnace campaign). In particular in the area of the introduction/feeding of the glass raw material (feeder forpart) and of the glass exit (flux line) the glass contact stones underlie a strong wear.
This type of furnace design for melting of glass is with respect to today's modern mechanical components, data analysis systems and control possibilities, short-lived, cost intensive and inefficient.
OBJECTAn exchange of worn out components of the melting furnace is, mainly due to the high temperature, only possible by shutting down and cooling down of the entire glass melting furnace whereby the fabrication of glass is stopped for a long period in time.
Repair of worn out components without shutting down and cooling down is only possible under limitations and prolongs the furnace campaign of the glass melting furnace only marginally.
After a few years the entire melting furnace has to be completely renewed.
It is therefore an object of the disclosure to provide methods and apparatuses that enable an infinite furnace campaign of melting furnaces, by implementing a continuous/periodical, thus cyclic exchange of the worn components of the melting furnace of all components of the melting furnace, wherein the components are modularly aligned/arranged next to each other, move in a certain direction, thereby providing a specific shape and supported by adapted receiving elements and moved and/or turned, wherein the furnace interior/melting space remains stationary.
This object is resolved by the features of the method claims 1 to 39 and apparatus claims 40 to 66.
The respective examples are specified in the dependent claims.
Advantages achieved by the present disclosures are essentially that the melting furnace produces glass without interruption or without essential interruption and can be continuously adapted to new method and materials.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONThe object is solved by claims 1 to 66 essentially in a way that at least the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) of the melting furnace surrounding the furnace interior/melting space comprise aligned with respect to each other or adjacently arranged individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or consist of a single piece that can differ in size, shape, design and material and which are formed corresponding to their respective specific requirements, provide receiving possibilities for the necessary support and/or moving elements and are moved in a certain direction wherein the individual components which are not moved (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) which are not moved are locally maintained in their determined place and the moved individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or the moved component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23), respectively, are moved in the respective predetermined direction and wherein at each beginning of the moving direction new individual components (2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24) or new component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) are attached or added to the corresponding components subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) and worn/used individual components (3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25) or worn/used component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) are removed form the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) at the end of the moving direction after the corresponding furnace campaign and the resulting wear or tear, wherein the shape of the aligned or adjacently arranged individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a), or component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) can adapt at their contact position a smooth shape or each other form known to a person skilled in the art, such as for example protrusions, indenting, dovetail, groove and tong solutions, etc; this results in a continuous/periodical thus cyclical exchange of at least all individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) of the respective single components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or subassembly components (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the furnace interior/melting space, in the order of their supply or addition of the respective individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or subassembly components (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) whereby an infinite furnace campaign is implemented and the furnace interior/melting room remains stationary.
The described methods and apparatuses that are apparently connected by a common inventive concept are, as is evident to a person skilled in the art, particularly useful for the use in melting furnaces and/or haulage tracks of the melting material or melt, for glass melting as well as for metal melting or for melt open of mineral basic materials for melting mixtures as well as for any type of melting material.
A glass melting furnace is described in the embodiments as an example.
The examples of the invention are explained with respect to
All
The shown directions of movement (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) of the individual component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) are not limiting, only a mutual limitation of the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) in their movement/displacement has to be avoided.
The control/regulation of the movement of all or parts of the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) or the control/regulation of movement of the individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or at least of single parts of the individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) occurs by at least one data treatment system or neuronal data system in an analogue or digital way which ensures the relevant data for moving, turning and the limitation of occurring local forces and/or momentums of the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) or parts of the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) or of individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or parts of the individual components (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a).
The figures show:
It is, of course, although possible that the raw material feeding and/or the removal of the melt (13) occurs via the base plate/bottom (1) in a manner, that suitable openings are provided in selected individual elements of the base plate (1a), in this case an infinite furnace campaign without interruptions of the flow of melting material is possible.
The addition of raw materials, energy, the removal of melt (13), exhaust gases and the intake of measurement probes or others can, if it makes technical sense, be inserted through suitable openings in all component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) or in the respective individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) of the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23), or can be integrated in individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) of the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23), this also applies for bridge walls or individual elements of bridge walls; with suitable arrangement of quarls/nozzle bricks of individual nozzle brick/quarl elements (10.1b to 10.nb), it is possible to exhaust the exhaust gases through these openings, after removing of the burners.
By lifting or lowering of individual elements of the bottom (1a), as shown in
For easy arrangement/alignment of the individual elements of the end wall (4a, 7a), of the individual elements of a bridge wall between single separated chambers with respect to each other, individual elements of the end wall (4a, 7a) or individual elements of the bridge wall can, in place of the shape of a straight cylinder segment, be in form of a straight hollow cylinder segment in both cases, for the cylinder segment as well as for the hollow cylinder segment the expression cylinder segment is used.
The arc segments of the entire sidewall with vault (10.1 to 10.n) can also comprise more different individual elements (10.1a, 10.1b, 10.1c) than the given three individual elements (10.1a, 10.1b, 10.1c), the individual sidewall element (10,1a), the individual nozzle brick or throat element (10.1b) and the individual vault element (10.1c) which can also move with respect to each other or in opposing directions with respect to each other and/or with different velocities; the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) can be termed ceiling in a planar embodiment; the arc segments of the entire sidewall with vault (10.1 to 10.n) as well as the other component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) can fulfil further requirements beside their intended use, for example, the arc segments of the entire sidewall with vault (10.1 to 10.n) over the cover of the melting furnace can be a cover for other processes of the melt (13), for example a cover of haulage tracks of the melt (13) or a cover of an exhaust channel, up to the delivery of the exhaust gases to the atmosphere and with a corresponding implementation also of the recuperative process, the heat exchange of the combustion air.
In case of continuation of the sidewalls with vault (10.1 to 10.n) as limitation for the exhaust gases with respect to the atmosphere, it is also possible to use a planar base plate (1) of the exhaust channel, the so-called fox as well as one or more adjacently arranged vaulted bottoms (1), in cylindrical form, as partially hollow cylinder with eventually different radii (R3, R4).
The entire melting furnace can also comprise a plurality of chambers arranged one after the other, the separation of which comprises an additional separation wall, bridge wall or end wall (4, 7) in between the chambers and may be connected by haulage tracks and which allow material and energy currents by suitable openings in order to separate manufacturing phases; these separation/bridge walls or end walls (4, 7) can comprise several separation walls (4, 7) or end walls arranged directly one after the other which are moveable in translation or rotation with respect to each other in order to time wise close, open or delimit openings or apertures.
In the same way the translational or rotational velocity of the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) can be adapted with a modification or change of individual elements (4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) for serious test series, with a defect or similar, such that these individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) of the melting furnace or the haulage track can be removed as fast as possible in order to prevent damages, problems or impurities in the melt (13) or in the entire melt and manufacturing system.
A rotation or turn of rotational component subassemblies (4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) during the furnace campaign during a complete turn is also possible, as well as a fast rotational movement of rotational component subassemblies (4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) in comparison to other moveable component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) or a fast translational displacement of translational component subassemblies (1, 10, 17) in comparison to other moveable component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) is possible. The movement/displacement of individual component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23) can be achieved by a force applied on the resulting alignment/arrangement/contact surface of the individual elements which was the last to be added (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or on the alignment/arrangement/contact surface of the individual element that was the last to be added (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) of the respective component subassembly (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23) or in the case of a component subassembly (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23) consisting of one exchangeable element at the alignment or arrangement surface of which the subsequent exchangeable element in the direction of the respective direction of movement (A, B, C, D, E, F, G) of the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23).
In order to delimit forces and moments on the single elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) on certain individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or on entire component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23), the individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) parts of the individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a) or the entire component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 15, 17, 20, 23) can be turned, twisted or moved force and back.
The heating up of the newly attached or added individual elements (2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24) at the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) can happen mainly or exclusively by heat exchange with the respective component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) at which the newly added or attached individual elements (2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 21, 24) are added or attached, as well as the cooling down of worn or used single elements (3, 6, 9, 12, 16, 19, 22, 25) can occur in the same way.
The invention is also applicable for a plurality of different designs of melting furnaces:
The respective surrounding surfaces of the melt (14) in the illustrative exemplary designs of the melting furnace or the haulage track of the melt (13) do not necessarily have the same radii (R5, R6).
All described component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) can also be made from one exchangeable part.
The melting furnace and the haulage track can have any adequate and technically reasonable shape.
REFERENCE LIST1 bottom/base plate of the melting furnace
1a. individual element of the bottom (1) of the melting furnace
2 addition of a new individual element of the bottom (1a) of the melting furnace
3 removal of a worn out/used individual element of the bottom (1a) of the melting furnace
4 end wall at the side of raw material feeding of the melting furnace
4a. individual element at the end wall at the side of raw material feeding (4) of the melting furnace
5 addition of a new individual element at the end wall at side of raw material feeding (4a) of the melting furnace
6 removal of a worn out/used individual element at the side of raw material feeding (4a) of the melting furnace
7 end wall at the side of the melt outlet of the melting furnace
7a. individual element of the end wall at the side of the melt outlet (7) of the melting furnace
8 addition of a new individual element of the end wall at the side of the melt outlet (7a) of the melting furnace
9 removal of a worn out/used individual element at the end wall at the side of the melt outlet (7a) of the melting furnace
10 entire sidewall with vault of the melting furnace
10.1 to
10.n arc segment of the entire sidewall with vault (10) of the melting furnace
10.1a. individual sidewall element of the melting furnace
10.1b. individual nozzle brick element of the melting furnace
10.1c. individual vault element of the melting furnace
11 addition of a new arc segment of the sidewall with vault (10.1 to 10.n) of the melting furnace
12 removal of worn out/used arc segment of sidewall with vault (10.1 to 10.n) of the melting furnace
13 melt
14 surrounding surface of the melt in form of a partial hollow cylinder of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
14a. individual element of the surrounding surface of the melt (14) in form of a partial hollow cylinder of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
15 addition of a new individual element of the surrounding surface of the melt (14a) of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
16 removal of a worn out/used individual element of the surrounding surface of the melt (14a) of the melting furnace or the haulage track
17 planar sidewall of the melting furnace/haulage track
17a. individual element of the planar sidewall (17) of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
18 addition of a new individual element of the planar sidewall (17a) of the melting furnace/haulage track
19 removal of a worn out/used individual element of the planar sidewall (17a) of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
20 entire variable sidewall of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
20a. individual element of the variable sidewall (20) in the form of a regular straight prism of the melting furnace or haulage track
21 addition of a new individual element of the variable sidewall (20a) of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
22 removal of a worn out/used individual element of the variable sidewall (20a) of the melting furnace or of the haulage track
23 body of revolution with a rotational axis in the Y-plane
23a. individual element of the body of revolution (23)
24 addition of an individual element of the body of revolution (23)
25 removal of a worn out/used individual element of the body of revolution (23)
A. direction of movement of the bottom (1)
B. direction of movement of the end wall at the side of raw material feeding (4)
C. direction of movement of the end wall at the side of the melt outlet (7)
D. direction of movement of the entire sidewall with vault (10)
E. direction of movement of a surrounding surface of the melt (14)
F. direction of movement of a planar sidewall (17)
G. direction of movement of a variable sidewall (20)
h. distance between the X-axis and the plane of the bottom (1) of the plane of the bottom (1) directed towards the furnace interior/melting space
R1 inner radius of the arc segment of the sidewall with vault (10.1)
R2 outer radius of the arc segment of the sidewall with vault (10.1)
R3 inner radius of the ground plate (1)
R4 outer radius of the ground plate (1)
R5 inner radius of a surrounding surface of the melt (14)
R6 outer radius of the surrounding surface of the melt (14)
X. X-axis of the orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system
Y. Y-axis of the orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system
Z. Z-axis of the orthogonal Cartesian coordinate system
Claims
1. Method for melting furnaces, in particular for melting glass, and/or for haulage tracks for the melt (13), in which component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the furnace interior/melting space and/or haulage tracks surrounding the melt (13) are provided, characterised in that the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the furnace interior/melting space and/or the haulage tracks surrounding the melt (13) are cyclically exchangeable without interruption of the melt or transport process.
2. Method of claim 1 characterised in that the base (1) is exchangeable.
3. Method according to claim 1 characterised in that at least an individual element of the base (1a) is exchangeable.
4. Method of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the base (1) moves translationally.
5. Method according to claims 1 and 3, characterised in that at least one individual element of the base (1a) moves translationally.
6. Method of claims 1 and 2, characterised in that the base (1) moves rotationally.
7. Method of claims 1 and 3, characterised in that at least one individual element of the base (1a) moves rotationally.
8. Method of claim 1 and at least one of claims 2 and 7, characterised in that at least one individual element of the base (1a) is movable with respect to the direction of movement of the ground plate (1) in more than one plane.
9. Method of claim 1, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) is exchangeable.
10. Method of claim 1, characterised in that at least an individual element of the end wall (4a, 7a) is exchangeable.
11. Method of claims 1 and 9, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) moves translationally.
12. Method of claims 1 and 10, characterised in that at least one individual element of the end wall (4a, 7a) moves translationally.
13. Method of claims 1 and 9 characterised in that the end wall of (4, 7) moves rotationally.
14. Method of claims 1 and 10, characterised in that at least one individual element of the end wall (4a, 7a) moves rotationally.
15. Method of claim 1 and at least one of claims 9 to 14, characterised in that at least one individual element of the end wall (4a, 7a) is movable with respect to the direction of movement of the end wall (4, 7) in more than one plane.
16. Method of claim 1 characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) is exchangeable.
17. Method of claim 1, characterised in that at least one individual element of the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14a, 17a, 20a) is exchangeable.
18. Method of claims 1 and 16 characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) moves translationally.
19. Method of claims 1 and 17, characterised in that at least one individual element of the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) moves translationally.
20. Method of claims 1 and 16 characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) moves rotationally.
21. Method of claims 1 and 17, characterised in that at least one individual element of the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) moves rotationally.
22. Method of claim 1 and at least one of claims 16 to 21, characterised in that at least one individual element of the sidewall (10.1a to 10.1n, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) is moveable with respect to the direction of movement of the sidewall in more than one plane.
23. Method of claim 1, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is exchangeable.
24. Method of claim 1, characterised in that at least one individual element of the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is exchangeable.
25. Method of claims 1 and 23, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) moves translationally.
26. Method of claims 1 and 24, characterised in that at least one individual element of the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) moves translationally.
27. Method of claims 1 and 23, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) moves rotationally.
28. Method of claims 1 and 24, characterised in that at least one individual element of the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) moves rotationally.
29. Method of claim 1 and at least one of claims 23 to 28, characterised in that at least one individual element of the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is displaceable with respect to the direction of movement of the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) in more than one plane.
30. Method of claim 1, characterised in that at least one bridge wall is exchangeable.
31. Method of claim 1, characterised in that at least one individual element of at least one bride wall is exchangeable.
32. Method of claims 1 and 30, characterised in that at least one bridge wall moves translationally.
33. Method of claims 1 and 31, characterised in that at least one individual element with at least one bridge wall moves translationally.
34. Method of claims 1 and 30, characterised in that at least one bridge wall displaces rotationally.
35. Method of claims 1 and 31, characterised in that at least one individual element of at least one bride wall displaces rotationally.
36. Method of claim 1 and at least one of claims 30 to 35, characterised in that at least one individual element of at least one bridge wall is moveable with respect of the direction of the movement of the bridge wall in more than one plane.
37. Method of claim 1, characterised in that all component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the interior are exchangeable.
38. Method of claims 1 and 37, characterised in that all component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the interior moves translationally.
39. Method of claims 1 and 37, characterised in that all component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the interior move rotationally.
40. Apparatus for melting furnaces in particular for melting glass, and/or for haulage tracks for melt (13) in which component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the furnace interior/melting space and/or haulage tracks surrounding the melt are provided, characterised in that the component subassemblies (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) surrounding the furnace interior/melting space and/or the haulage tracks surrounding the melt (13) can be exchanged selectively and cyclically without substantially interrupting the melt or transport process.
41. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the base (1) is planar.
42. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the base (1) is cylindrical.
43. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the base (1) is a cylinder segment.
44. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 41 to 43, characterised in that the base (1) comprises at least one piece.
45. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 41 to 43, characterised in that the base (1) comprises a plurality of individual elements (1a).
46. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) is planar.
47. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) is cylindrical.
48. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) is a cylinder segment.
49. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 46 to 48, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) consists of at least one piece.
50. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 46 to 48, characterised in that the end wall (4, 7) comprises a plurality of individual elements (4a, 7a).
51. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) is planar.
52. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) is cylindrical.
53. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) is a cylinder segment.
54. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 51 to 53, characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) comprises at least one element.
55. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 51 to 53, characterised in that the sidewall (10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 14, 17, 20) comprises a plurality of individual elements.
56. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is planar.
57. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is cylindrical.
58. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) is a cylinder segment.
59. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 56 to 58, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) comprises at least one element.
60. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 56 to 58, characterised in that the vault (10.1c to 10.nc) comprises a plurality of individual elements.
61. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that at least one bridge wall is planar.
62. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that at least one bride wall is cylindrical.
63. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that at least one bride wall is a cylinder segment.
64. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 61 to 63, characterised in that at least one bride wall comprises at least one element.
65. Apparatus of claim 40 and at least one of claims 61 to 63, characterised in that at least one bride wall comprises a plurality of individual elements.
66. Apparatus of claim 40, characterised in that all component subassemblies surrounding the interior (1, 4, 7, 10, 14, 17, 20, 23) comprise a plurality of individual elements (1a, 4a, 7a, 10.1a to 10.na, 10.1b to 10.nb, 10.1c to 10.nc, 14a, 17a, 20a, 23a).
Type: Application
Filed: Oct 5, 2009
Publication Date: Aug 11, 2011
Inventor: Uwe Geib (Penzberg)
Application Number: 13/123,120
International Classification: C03B 5/16 (20060101); C03B 5/42 (20060101);