Plant for surface treating, in particular pickling and phosphatizing, metallic work pieces
AssigneeVereinigte Osterreichische Eisen- und Stahlwerke-Alpine Montan Aktiengesellschaft
InventorWalter Probst
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Abstract
A plant for the continuous surface treatment of work pieces comprises a plurality of treatment chambers arranged one behind the other and tightly connected to one another; each treatment chamber is movable transversely to the direction of transportation of the work pieces and at least part of the internal equipment provided in the treatment chambers is removable in longitudinal direction, i.e. parallel relative to the direction of transportation of the work pieces.
Claims12
In a plant for surface treating, in particular pickling and phosphatizing metallic work pieces having a plurality of treatment chambers arranged one behind the other, tightly connected to one another and provided with internal equipment, such as working tools, supporting elements and conveying rollers for transportation of the work pieces within the treatment chambers, the improvement wherein there are at least three chambers, each chamber having releasable connecting means at both ends for releasable connection to adjoining chambers, said connecting means of all chambers being substantially identical and all chambers being of equal length so that all chambers are interchangeable with one another, and means for individual displacement of each of the treatment chambers transversely of the direction of transportation of the work pieces to enable at least part of the internal equipment of a chamber to be removed from the chamber in a longitudinal direction parallel to the direction of transportation of the work pieces, and to enable the chambers to be replaced or interchanged.
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