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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1990
NGK Insulators, Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A process for firing ceramic shaped bodies is disclosed, which comprises the step of making a heating temperature in a temperature range up to a decomposing temperature of a shaping aid contained in the ceramic shaped body smaller than that in a temperature range from the decomposing temperature to a firing temperature. A tunnel kiln is also disclosed, which comprises a preheating zone, a firing zone, a waste heat zone, combustion burners provided at the firing zone, an exhaust means provided at an inlet side of the preheating zone for evacuating combustion gases from the combustion burners outside the kiln, and another exhaust means provided at an outlet side of the preheating zone for evacuating the combustion gases outside the kiln.