Hot isostatic pressing apparatus
US4537569A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H39/11
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A hot isostatic pressing apparatus equipped with at least one hot isostatic pressing vessel having a detachable bottom lid and at least one cooling or preheating cylinder or hot isostatic pressing vessel arranged substantially on a central horizontal extension of the former vessel, which apparatus includes a rail provided in front of the former vessel and cylinder or the latter vessel with an interval between the rail and the former vessel and the cylinder or the latter vessel; and a carrier capable of reciprocally travelling between the former vessel and the cylinder or the latter vessel and including a lift frame, a lift provided with the frame and a bottom lid cradle, the cradle being provided in the form of a cantilever with lift and extending to a point underneath the former vessel when the carrier assumes a position in front of the former vessel and to another point underneath the cylinder or the latter vessel when the carrier assumes a position in front of the cylinder or the latter vessel. The above construction permits smooth and free travelling of the carrier and facilitates the overall size reduction and maintenance of the HIP apparatus. Only one carrier is required even…
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