Automated flexible installation for a rapid thermochemical treatment
US4790750A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC23C14/568
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An automated installation for the rapid thermochemical treatment of parts, notably for the mechanical industry, characterized in that it includes: a transfer lock for the parts under a controlled atmosphere; a plurality of treatment modules of the parts, all said modules being connected to said transfer lock; a loading lock; an unloading lock, and a handling robot for the parts, disposed in said transfer lock in order to provide for the successive transfers of parts between the various modules.
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