Induction hardening system
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorsGerhard Wagner, Fred Menig, Martina Sticht, Michael Wendel
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Abstract
An induction hardening system for inductively hardening a component includes a first inductor group with at least two inductors configured to heat a region to be hardened on the component, a drive unit configured to move the component along the at least two inductors, and a generator. The at least two inductors are electrically energized by the generator, and the generator is configured to send a current of a same frequency and a same strength to the at least two inductors of the first inductor group.
Claims14
An induction hardening system for inductively hardening a component, the induction hardening system comprising:
- at least one inductor group including a first inductor group having at least two inductors configured to heat a region to be hardened on the component,
- a drive unit configured to rotate the component along the at least two inductors, and
- a generator,
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group are electrically connected to the generator in parallel,
- wherein the generator is configured to send a current of a same frequency and a same strength to the at least two inductors of the first inductor group, and
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group include a first inductor and a second inductor opposing the first inductor across a space configured to receive the component while being induction hardened.
An induction hardening system for inductively hardening a component, the induction hardening system comprising:
- at least one inductor group including a first inductor group having at least two inductors configured to heat a region to be hardened on the component,
- a drive unit configured to rotate the component along the at least two inductors, and
- a generator,
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group are electrically energized by the generator,
- wherein the generator is configured to send a current of a same frequency and a same strength to the at least two inductors of the first inductor group, and
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group are uniformly distributed around a circumference of the component.
An induction hardening system for inductively hardening a component, the induction hardening system comprising:
- at least one inductor group including a first inductor group having at least two inductors configured to heat a region to be hardened on the component,
- a drive unit configured to rotate the component along the at least two inductors, and
- a generator,
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group are electrically energized by the generator,
- wherein the generator is configured to send a current of a same frequency and a same strength to the at least two inductors of the first inductor group,
- wherein the at least two inductors of the first inductor group are connected to the generator in series,
- wherein the first inductor of the at least two inductors of the first inductor group is spaced from the component by a first distance, and
- wherein a the second inductor of the at least two inductors of the first inductor group is spaced from the component by a second distance different than the first distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.