Device for treating metal workpieces with cooling gas

US10934599B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ipsen, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Torsten Hesse · Markdorf, DE
• Marc Warmbold · Nideggen, DE
• Rolf Sarres · Oberhausen, DE
• Matthias Rink · Moers, DE
• Markus Reinhold · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 15, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F27D2009/0072
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In order to achieve an increase in energy efficiency and a faster quenching of the workpieces, a device according to the invention is proposed for the treatment of metallic workpieces with cooling gas, comprising a horizontally arranged cylindrical housing (1) with at least one closable opening for the introduction and extraction of the workpieces to be treated, with a quenching chamber (2) located inside the housing (1) for receiving the workpieces to be treated, with two high-performance fans (5 and 6) arranged laterally and outside the quenching chamber (2) for guiding a cooling gas through the quenching chamber (2) and with two heat exchangers (11 and 12) for cooling the cooling gas, that heat exchanger (11 or 12) is respectively associated with a high-performance fan (5 or 6) and that closable guide devices (17 or 18) are arranged above and below the quenching chamber (2).