Global Patent Index - EP 4179122 A1

EP 4179122 A1 20230517 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WATER SPRAY QUENCHING

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WATER SPRAY QUENCHING

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN FÜR WASSERSPRÜH-ABSCHRECKUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TREMPE PAR PULVÉRISATION D'EAU

Publication

EP 4179122 A1 20230517 (DE)

Application

EP 21755366 A 20210707

Priority

  • DE 102020117873 A 20200707
  • EP 2021068849 W 20210707

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022008599A1] The invention relates to a device for water spray quenching, comprising – a quenching chamber, designed and set up to receive metallic workpieces, with a batch volume V0 of 0.045 to 3.5 m3; and – at least one atomiser, which is configured to atomise water in air or nitrogen and is fluidically connected to the quenching chamber; wherein the at least one atomiser and the device are designed and set up to generate a spray mist with a water content of 2.5 to 40 vol.% and a Sauter mean diameter of 20 to 2000 µm and also a spray mist flow through the batch volume V0 of 0.05 to 25 m3/s.

IPC 8 full level

C21D 1/667 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C21D 1/18 (2013.01 - EP US); C21D 1/60 (2013.01 - EP US); C21D 1/613 (2013.01 - EP US); C21D 1/667 (2013.01 - EP US); C21D 1/773 (2013.01 - US); C21D 9/0093 (2013.01 - US); C21D 9/32 (2013.01 - US); C21D 11/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102020117873 A1 20220113; EP 4179122 A1 20230517; MX 2023000442 A 20230420; US 2023250500 A1 20230810; WO 2022008599 A1 20220113

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102020117873 A 20200707; EP 2021068849 W 20210707; EP 21755366 A 20210707; MX 2023000442 A 20210707; US 202118004699 A 20210707