Arrangement having plural temperature-control stations for heat treating component parts, and their handling

Arrangement for heat treating component parts, the arrangement having:

• a first stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• a second stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace each have a temperature control device for heat treatment of the component parts, on each of which a functional device is positioned,
• wherein the functional device is a charging device for carrying component parts to be temperature-controlled or a guide cylinder or a furnace hood of the temperature control device,
• a charging station, on which the functional device is positioned, and
• a handling system for handling the functional device,
• wherein the handling system is configured to convey the functional device between the charging station, the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace and the charging station are arranged successively along a linear apposition or successively along a circular apposition,
• wherein the handling system has a transport device having a base frame, which is transportable along a floor, and a fastening device, which is coupled to the base frame,
• wherein the fastening device is configured to selectively fasten the functional device to the base frame, and
• wherein the base frame is configured such that the base frame is transportable for transporting the functional device between a set-up location, at which the functional device is selectively attachable to the base frame, and a temperature control location in the temperature control device.

Arrangement for heat treating component parts, the arrangement having:

• a first stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• a second stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace each have a temperature control device for heat treating the component parts, and a functional device positioned on the temperature control device,
• wherein the functional device is a charging device for carrying component parts to be temperature-controlled or a guide cylinder or a furnace hood of the temperature control device,
• a charging station, on which the functional device is positioned, and
• a handling system for handling the functional device,
• wherein the handling system is configured to convey the functional device between the charging station, the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace and the charging station are arranged successively along a linear apposition or successively along a circular apposition,
• wherein the handling system has a transport device having a base frame, which is transportable along a floor, and a fastening device, which is coupled to the base frame,
• wherein the fastening device is configured to selectively fasten the functional device to the base frame,
• wherein the base frame is configured such that the base frame is transportable for transporting the functional device between a set-up location, at which the functional device is selectively attachable to the base frame, and a temperature control location in the temperature control device,
• wherein the base frame is formed along a base plane,
• wherein the fastening device is movable perpendicularly or parallel to the base plane;
• wherein the transport device has at least one first guide structure, which is fixed to the base frame and extends perpendicular to the base plane,
• wherein the fastening device has a first guide carriage, which is movably coupled to the first guide structure,
• wherein the first guide carriage is selectively coupleable to the functional device,
• wherein the functional device forms a gripper unit, to which a component part is selectively coupleable,
• wherein the gripper unit is selectively attachable to the base frame by the attachment device;
• wherein the gripper unit has a gripper frame and a rod unit having a plurality of rods parallel to each other,
• wherein the rod unit is formed to be movable relative to the gripper frame and/or together with the gripper frame relative to the base frame in such a way that the rods are insertable into engagement openings of support elements, on which the component parts are placeable in order to transport the support elements.

Arrangement for heat treating component parts, the arrangement having:

• a first stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• a second stationary furnace for heat treating component parts,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace each have a temperature control device for heat treating the component parts, and a functional device positioned on the temperature control device,
• wherein the functional device is a charging device for carrying component parts to be temperature-controlled or a guide cylinder or a furnace hood of the temperature control device,
• a charging station, on which the functional device is positioned, and
• a handling system for handling the functional device,
• wherein the handling system is configured to convey the functional device between the charging station, the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace,
• wherein the first stationary furnace and the second stationary furnace and the charging station are arranged successively along a linear apposition or successively along a circular apposition,
• wherein the handling system has a transport device having a base frame, which is transportable along a floor, and a fastening device, which is coupled to the base frame,
• wherein the fastening device is configured to selectively fasten the functional device to the base frame,
• wherein the base frame is configured such that the base frame is transportable for transporting the functional device between a set-up location, at which the functional device is selectively attachable to the base frame, and a temperature control location in the temperature control device,
• wherein the transport device has a rail guide member and a guide rail,
• whereby the guide rail is fixable on a floor,
• wherein the rail guide member is coupled to the base frame and is coupleable to the guide rail such that the base frame is movable along the guide rail.