| CPC E04H 5/02 (2013.01) [B01J 19/0053 (2013.01); B01J 19/02 (2013.01); F27D 1/10 (2013.01); F27D 1/141 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. An anchoring system for a refractory material for lining a thermal vessel, the anchoring system comprising:
a plurality of anchoring devices, the anchoring devices each comprising:
a main anchor body and a mounting element wherein the main anchor body includes four anchor branch segments forming an X shape, wherein the four branch segments are formed by a primary anchor strip and a secondary anchor strip, and wherein the four branch segments are each angled with respect to each other to form four unenclosed cell openings between them including two opposite side openings and two opposite end openings,
wherein the main anchor body further includes four extension segments with each one extending from a respective one of the four branch segments, wherein the four extension segments are each angled relative to their respective branch segments to define extended portions of the two opposite end openings, wherein the two opposite side openings are each triangular in shape, and wherein the two opposite end openings are each semi-hexagonal in shape, and wherein the mounting element is adapted to mount the main anchor body to the thermal vessel,
wherein each of the four branch segments includes a reinforcement segment, wherein each of the reinforcement segments extends outwardly from a respective one of the four branch segments at a perpendicular angle, and
wherein the primary anchor strip includes a first slot extending upwardly into a bottom surface of the primary anchor strip, and the secondary anchor strip includes a second slot extending downwardly into an upper surface of the secondary anchor strip, such that the second slot receives the first slot to form the X shape of the main anchor body wherein the mounting element includes a stud with an X-shaped notch for inter-engaging the main body, wherein the stud has an upper anchor-attaching portion that is wider than a bottom vessel-attaching portion, the upper portion including a peripheral upstanding wall defining an internal longitudinal bore and a shoulder between the upper and lower portions.
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