Stoker Control Patents (Class 236/46B)
  • Apparatus for automatically starting a pellet furnace
    Patent number: 5263642
    Abstract: Apparatus for igniting a solid fuel furnace having a firebox and an electrically controllable fuel supply mechanism for feeding fuel to the firebox comprises an electrically controllable heating element for igniting fuel in the firebox. A control circuit is connected to the fuel supply mechanism and the heating element for energizing the fuel supply mechanism and the heating element for a predetermined activation time and for supplying power to the fuel supply mechanism after the activation time has expired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Ortech Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth L. Orchard