System and method for forming and heat treating metal castings

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EP 2 489 452 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	01.05.2013 Bulletin 2013/18

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	22.08.2012 Bulletin 2012/34

(21)	Application number: 12167544.1

(22)	Date of filing: 27.03.2008

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B22D 47/02^(2006.01)
F27B 9/02^(2006.01)
F27B 9/24^(2006.01)

C21D 9/00^(2006.01)
F27B 9/10^(2006.01)
F27B 9/16^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

29.03.2007 US 908743 P
30.03.2007 US 909048 P

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	08744427.9 / 2139628

(71)	Applicant: Consolidated Engineering Company, Inc.
	Kennesaw, GA 30144 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Crafton, Scott P. Marietta, GA Georgia 30064 (US) Crafton, Paul M. Kennesaw, GA Georgia 30144 (US) French, Ian Berlin, NJ New Jersey 08009 (US) Knobloch, Volker Woodstock, GA Georgia 30189 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hofstetter, Schurack & Partner
	Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Partnerschaft Balanstrasse 57 81541 München 81541 München (DE)

(54)	System and method for forming and heat treating metal castings

(57) A system and method for forming and heat treating metal castings is provided with a vertical heat treatment unit positioned adjacent and downstream from a pouring station at which a series of molds are filled with a molten metal to form the castings. The vertical heat treatment unit includes a vertically oriented furnace chamber in which the castings are received, and which has a reduced footprint to reduce the manufacturing floor space required for the vertical heat treatment unit, and to enable the vertical heat treatment unit to be positioned in close proximity to the pouring station.

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