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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2006
Robert Vehof, Amersfoort, NL;
Peter Buitenhuis, Nijkerk, NL;
Alfons Heetjans, Cuijk, NL;
Marcel Hartgers, Beuningen, NL;
Toon Van Eck, Eoe, NL;
Marcel Jaspers Focks, Amersfoort, NL;
Robert Vehof, Amersfoort, NL;
Peter Buitenhuis, Nijkerk, NL;
Alfons Heetjans, Cuijk, NL;
Marcel Hartgers, Beuningen, NL;
Toon Van Eck, Eoe, NL;
Marcel Jaspers Focks, Amersfoort, NL;
voestalpine Automotive GmbH, Linz, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for heating steel components in a continuous furnace, wherein a first transport device having an external drive receives the components in a precise position and transports them through the furnace in order to heat them, and a second transport device receives the parts, after the heating, from the first transport device at a predetermined transfer point or transfer region and conveys them out of the furnace at an increased speed and places them in a precise position at a further receiving point ready for further processing. The components are mounted on a support having engagement means for the different transport devices.