Global Patent Index - EP 2685193 B1

EP 2685193 B1 20150114 - Method and rotary hearth furnace for heat treating workpieces

Title (en)

Method and rotary hearth furnace for heat treating workpieces

Title (de)

Verfahren und Drehherdofen zum Wärmebehandeln von Werkstücken

Title (fr)

Procédé et four à sole tournante destinés au traitement thermique de pièces à usiner

Publication

EP 2685193 B1 20150114 (DE)

Application

EP 12175924 A 20120711

Priority

EP 12175924 A 20120711

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2685193A1] The furnace (1) has an outer wall (3) and an inner wall that delimits a furnace chamber (6), a carburizing zone (7) and a subsequent treatment zone (8). The treatment zone has a perlite zone (11) that is provided downstream of a carburizing zone, and in which cooling units (17a,17b) are provided. An input airlock zone (18) is arranged between the carburizing zone and the perlite zone, and in which a pair of movable doors (12,14) is formed and workpiece (2) is received. An independent claim is included for a method for heat treatment of workpiece.

IPC 8 full level

F27B 9/16 (2006.01); C21D 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C21D 9/0037 (2013.01); F27B 9/16 (2013.01); C21D 9/0062 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2685193 A1 20140115; EP 2685193 B1 20150114; CN 103540943 A 20140129; CN 103540943 B 20170301; ES 2532581 T3 20150330; PL 2685193 T3 20150529

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12175924 A 20120711; CN 201310242607 A 20130618; ES 12175924 T 20120711; PL 12175924 T 20120711