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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2002
Transport device and method of transporting to-be-processed elements through a high-temperature zone
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel Biro, Freiburg, DE;
Reinhard Lenz, Blaubeuren, DE;
Peter Völk, Griesingen, DE;
Gernot Wandel, Blaubeuren, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 2/504 ;
Abstract
A transport device for transporting to-be-processed elements through a high-temperature zone and a corresponding method is described. The transport device operates according to the walking beam principle, with thin, elongated carrier elements made of a flexible material, which are maintained under tensile stress along the longitudinal axis of the carrier elements, being provided instead of conventional walking beams. The device permits low contamination transport of the elements through a high-temperature zone and improved utilization of energy as well as the ability to use a RTP process.