Loader device for supporting parts for heat treatment in a furnace
US6318571A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27D5/0006
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The loader device is made of a thermostructural composite material and comprises a base (20), a loading pole (30) secured to the base and extending at least over the full height of the loader device, and a plurality of loading trays (40) each provided with a central passage through which the loading pole can pass. Each loading tray carries a plurality of spacers (50) enabling the trays to be mounted in succession at predetermined intervals, each tray carrying the same number of spacers which are in alignment so that after the trays have been assembled the spacers make up load-carrying columns extending over the height of the loader device, and at least one of the spacers carried by each tray has a disposition and/or a size that differs from the other spacers carried by the same tray so as to enable the trays to be indexed during assembly. Each tray (40) has means (45) for positioning parts at predetermined locations.
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