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US 2019/0376745 A1Published application
Method for heating a blank and heating system
AssigneeAutotech Engineering S.L.
InventorsManuel LÓPEZ LAGE, Jordi CASTILLA MORENO, Daniel MERINO FERNÁNDEZ
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a steel component from a blank is provided. Firstly, a blank is placed in a conveyor system. Then, at least a preselected zone of the blank is preheated while the blank is retained at a predetermined preheating location. Finally, the blank is conveyed through a furnace. A preheating system for heating blanks in a production line is also provided.
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A method for manufacturing a steel component from a blank, the method comprising:
- placing a blank in a conveyor system;
- preheating at least a preselected zone of the blank;
- and
- conveying the blank through a furnace, and wherein the preheating comprises retaining the blank at a predetermined preheating location.
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A heating system for heating blanks in a production line, the heating system comprising:
- a furnace;
- a conveyor system for conveying the blanks through the furnace;
- and
- a preheating system for preheating at least a preselected zone of a blank, wherein the conveyor system is configured to temporarily retain the blank in a predetermined preheating location upstream from the furnace.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.