The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dean C Ackerman, Lancaster, OH (US);
Francis L Brown, Baltimore, OH (US);
James H Hipple, Lancaster, OH (US);
Don W Smith, Lancaster, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F22B / ; F22B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
122379 ; 1101825 ; 122-65 ; 122-66 ; 266269 ;
Abstract
An anti-drift mechanism for a downwardly oriented port rodder for cleaning a port opening of a recovery boiler. The anti-drift mechanism prevents a cutter of the rodder from accidentally drifting from a retracted holding position into the port upon the loss of holding power to the actuator. Two embodiments are disclosed. The first is a frictional engagement with the port rodder while the second involves the use of a valve in conjuction with the actuator to trap fluid pressure and maintain the rodder in the holding position.