Industrial heat treating furnace that uses a protective gas

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PATENT NO 9890999
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14048793

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An industrial furnace (1) into which protective gas is admitted for the heat treatment of batches (5) of metal workpieces is described. The heat treating furnace includes an entrance lock (2) which can be sealed with respect to the surrounding environment by means of a first gas-tight closure device (2.2.1). The heat treating furnace also includes a third gas-tight closure device (3.1) disposed between a heat treatment chamber (3) of the furnace and a quenching facility (4) at the exit of the heat treatment chamber. With the foregoing arrangement a pressure of the protective gas admitted into the heat treatment chamber (3) can be maintained during loading and unloading of a batch of metal workpieces (5). The entrance lock may be configured as a dual-chamber vertical arrangement or as a single chamber horizontal arrangement.

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IPSEN INC984 IPSEN ROAD CHERRY VALLEY IL 61016

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Angenendt, Marc Rees, DE 2 0
Sarres, Rolf Oberhausen, DE 7 4

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