Global Patent Index - EP 4299783 A1

EP 4299783 A1 20240103 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LAYER TO A FLAT STEEL PRODUCT

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A LAYER TO A FLAT STEEL PRODUCT

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM ZUM AUFBRINGEN EINER SCHICHT AUF EIN STAHLFLACHPRODUKT

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'APPLICATION D'UNE COUCHE SUR UN PRODUIT PLAT EN ACIER

Publication

EP 4299783 A1 20240103 (DE)

Application

EP 22182309 A 20220630

Priority

EP 22182309 A 20220630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2024002821A1] The invention relates to a device (150) for applying a layer (10) to a front and/or rear side of a flat steel product (100), comprising: a zinc-alloy melt pool (11) with an inlet side (E) and an outlet side (A); a stripping nozzle device (14) with at least one gas nozzle (15) for blowing off the front or rear side of the flat steel product (100) with gas (G), wherein the stripping nozzle device (14) is arranged in the region of the outlet side (A); a water vapour device (50) which is designed to output gaseous water vapour and to provide a controlled water vapour atmosphere in the proximity (NB) of the front and/or rear side of the flat steel product (100), wherein the controlled water vapour atmosphere has an absolute local humidity that is greater than 1 g/m³ and lower than 300 g/m³.

IPC 8 full level

C23C 2/06 (2006.01); C23C 2/00 (2006.01); C23C 2/14 (2006.01); C23C 2/16 (2006.01); C23C 2/18 (2006.01); C23C 2/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23C 2/003 (2013.01); C23C 2/06 (2013.01); C23C 2/14 (2013.01); C23C 2/16 (2013.01); C23C 2/18 (2013.01); C23C 2/20 (2013.01); C23C 2/50 (2022.08); C23C 2/51 (2022.08); C23C 2/52 (2022.08); C23C 2/525 (2022.08)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

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)

EP 4299783 A1 20240103; WO 2024002821 A1 20240104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 22182309 A 20220630; EP 2023066811 W 20230621