EP 2813584 A1 20141217 - System and method for quenching a heated metallic object

Title (en)

System and method for quenching a heated metallic object

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zum Abschrecken eines erwärmten metallischen Gegenstandes

Title (fr)

Système et procédé de trempe d'un objet métallique chauffé

Publication

EP 2813584 A1 20141217 (EN)

Application

EP 13002983 A 20130611

Priority

EP 13002983 A 20130611

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a system and a method for quenching a heated metallic object. The system comprises - a detector (7) for detecting the dimension of a metallic object (2), - a furnace (3) for heating the metallic object (2), - a quenching device (4) comprising at least one nozzle (5) for impinging a fluid (6) onto the heated metallic object (2), - a central control unit (8) connected to the detector (7) and to the quenching device (4), wherein the central control unit (8) is embodied in such a way that the intensity of quenching is determined according to the detected dimension of said metallic object (2).

IPC 8 full level

C21D 9/00 (2006.01); F27B 9/20 (2006.01); F27B 9/24 (2006.01); F27D 7/06 (2006.01); F27D 9/00 (2006.01); F27D 19/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C21D 9/0056 (2013.01); C21D 9/0062 (2013.01); F27B 9/20 (2013.01); F27B 9/243 (2013.01); F27D 7/06 (2013.01); F27D 9/00 (2013.01); F27D 19/00 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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Citation (search report)

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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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2813584 A1 20141217

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13002983 A 20130611