Induction apparatus for heating edge portion of billet
US4857687A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 1988 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a device for heating billets, strip or sheet-metal, the device including one or more inductive edge heaters to heat the edges of a billet on its way from a continous casting machine, or strip or sheet-metal coming from a hot-rolling mill, arranged to surround the outer parts of the edges in order to heat them. The induction heater(s) comprises(s) one or more flat spiral element(s) (1) bent around the side edges of the billet, etc, and also at least one vertically placed, flat coil (4), located substantially parallel with the side edge (5) of the billet, etc.
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