Global Patent Index - EP 4232609 A1

EP 4232609 A1 20230830 - VERTICAL FURNACE FOR A CONTINUOUS HEAT TREATMENT OF A METAL STRIP

Title (en)

VERTICAL FURNACE FOR A CONTINUOUS HEAT TREATMENT OF A METAL STRIP

Title (de)

VERTIKALOFEN ZUR KONTINUIERLICHEN WÄRMEBEHANDLUNG EINES METALLBANDES

Title (fr)

FOUR VERTICAL POUR LE TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE CONTINU D'UNE BANDE MÉTALLIQUE

Publication

EP 4232609 A1 20230830 (DE)

Application

EP 21805346 A 20211020

Priority

  • AT 509042020 A 20201021
  • AT 2021060389 W 20211020

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022082246A1] The invention relates to a vertical furnace (1) for a continuous heat treatment of a metal strip (2), in particular an electric strip, wherein the vertical furnace (1) has - when viewed in the conveying direction of the metal strip (2) - an inlet zone (3) for the metal strip (2); - a heating/holding zone (4) with an annealing chamber for a heating process and for a thermal dwell process of the metal strip (2); - a first cooling zone (5) for cooling the metal strip (2); and - a deflecting device (6), which is arranged downstream of the first cooling zone (5) and comprises at least one roller assembly (7), for deflecting the metal strip (2) in the direction of an outlet zone (8) for the metal strip (2), a second cooling zone (9) being arranged downstream of the deflecting device (6) in the conveying direction.

IPC 8 full level

C21D 9/56 (2006.01); C21D 9/573 (2006.01); F27B 9/02 (2006.01); F27B 9/28 (2006.01); F27D 7/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: AT EP KR US)

C21D 1/02 (2013.01 - AT KR); C21D 8/0205 (2013.01 - AT KR); C21D 8/12 (2013.01 - AT KR); C21D 9/561 (2013.01 - EP KR); C21D 9/565 (2013.01 - EP KR); C21D 9/573 (2013.01 - AT EP KR); C21D 9/667 (2013.01 - AT KR); F27B 9/028 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F27B 9/047 (2013.01 - US); F27B 9/12 (2013.01 - US); F27B 9/28 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F27B 9/3005 (2013.01 - US); F27B 9/36 (2013.01 - US); F27B 9/38 (2013.01 - US); F27D 3/00 (2013.01 - AT KR); F27D 7/02 (2013.01 - EP KR); F27D 9/00 (2013.01 - AT KR); F27B 2009/126 (2013.01 - US); F27B 2009/3646 (2013.01 - US); F27B 2009/382 (2013.01 - US); F27D 2009/0005 (2013.01 - KR)

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)

WO 2022082246 A1 20220428; AT 524369 A1 20220515; AT 524369 B1 20230215; CN 116391050 A 20230704; EP 4232609 A1 20230830; JP 2023547384 A 20231110; KR 20230078779 A 20230602; US 2023392868 A1 20231207

DOCDB simple family (application)

AT 2021060389 W 20211020; AT 509042020 A 20201021; CN 202180072022 A 20211020; EP 21805346 A 20211020; JP 2023524646 A 20211020; KR 20237014686 A 20211020; US 202118032829 A 20211020