Method of heat treating a zone of each of a plurality of articles
OwnerRoy E. Evansinventor
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Abstract
A method of heat treating e.g. an end zone of each of a plurality of metal articles such as fasteners comprises the steps of feeding each of the plurality of articles onto a conveyor means by which the articles are conveyed in succession in a generally upright orientation, towards and through a heat treatment apparatus where the zones are subjected to heat and conveying the articles from the heat treatment apparatus to a delivery point.
Claims9
A method of heat treating a zone of each article of a plurality of articles comprising the steps of feeding each of the articles onto a conveyor means by which the articles are continuously conveyed towards and through a heat treatment apparatus, subjecting the zones of each of the articles to heat at the heat treatment apparatus, removing the articles from the conveyor means and conveying the articles to a delivery point, wherein the articles are conveyed in succession and in abutting relationship with one another along the conveyor means, regulating the rate at which articles are conveyed along the conveyor means towards and through the heat treatment apparatus solely by regulating the rate at which articles are removed from the conveyor means.
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