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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2014
Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Ag, Duisburg, DE;
THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG, Duisburg, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for heat treatment of coated semi-finished steel products may comprise a heatable continuous furnace having a conveyer for moving the coated semi-finished steel products. The conveyer may be comprised of a plurality of conveyer elements, such as rollers, for example, for supporting the coated semi-finished steel products. To prevent, or at least substantially prevent, interaction between semi-finished steel products having different coatings, a decoupling portion of the continuous furnace may include a first conveyer element group and a second conveyer element group, each having at least one conveyer element. The coated semi-finished steel products may be supported in the decoupling portion either by the conveyer elements of the first conveyer element group or by the conveyer elements of the second conveyer element group.