Distillation: apparatus – Apparatus – Elements
Patent
1979-07-16
1980-10-28
Yudkoff, Norman
Distillation: apparatus
Apparatus
Elements
202246, 220314, C10B 2512
Patent
active
042305322
ABSTRACT:
The oven door comprises a latching mechanism having a centrally located spring contained within a spring box to exert a force against said door. A pair of hinge links are pivotably connected to the door hinge shaft and to the spring box. A shaft link is keyed to said shaft and pivotably connected to a latch bar of a yoke type U configuration. A primary toggle link is located on either side of said spring box and pivotably connected on one end to said spring box and door hinge links and on the other end to the latch bar legs, means to limit rotation of primary toggle links and spring box around pivot connections is provided, a latching bracket is affixed to a stationary member for engaging latch bar to secure door to door chamber frame, and actuator means are provided for turning said shaft to open and close the door.
In a preferred embodiment a pair of secondary toggle links are located one on either side of spring box, and pivotably connected at one end to latch bar connections which are common to primary toggle links, and at other end they are connected to a stem yoke mounted between said secondary toggle links, said stem yoke having a clearance hole for accepting a stem affixed to door. In operation to open the door, simultaneously with rotaton of shaft 10, shaft link 32 rotates through bored hinge links 22 to disengage latch bar 26 from latch bracket 42, primary toggle links 24 cross center line of door 2 and threaded stem 12, and continue until restrained by nuts 18 and the exerted force of spring 14 is relieved a predetermined amount.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2154545 (1939-04-01), Thwaits
patent: 2197943 (1940-04-01), Potter
patent: 3567590 (1971-03-01), Reinfeld et al.
Brumback Oscar B.
Koppers Company Inc.
MacKay Donald M.
Yudkoff Norman
Zeh, Jr. Herbert J.
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