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System having a process chamber for workpieces

US9423179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 26, 2013
Grant dateAug 23, 2016
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B2210/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to an installation having a process chamber which comprises an inner space having a receiving region for workpieces. The process chamber has an opening for the supply or discharge of workpieces. The process chamber is constructed so as to have a device for the introduction of gaseous fluid into the inner space, which device has at least one nozzle or aperture for the production of a fluid stream curtain between the opening and the receiving region for workpieces. The process chamber has a device for supplying fresh air, with which device fresh air can be introduced into the receiving region at a side of the fluid stream curtain, which side faces away from the opening.

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