Double level aging oven
AssigneeAlfe Systems, Inc.
InventorKurt H. Westman
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Abstract
The invention disclosed includes a heat treatment aging oven for heating metal parts having a heating chamber with an opening, a first transport mechanism disposed within the heating chamber for moving a first metal part through the heating chamber, and a second transport mechanism disposed within the heating chamber for moving a second metal part through the heating chamber, the first transport mechanism located in a spaced relationship to the second transport mechanism. A two piece door assembly for selectively opening the oven opening is also disclosed.
Claims8
A heat treatment aging oven for heating metal parts, said oven comprising:
- a heating chamber having an opening, whereby said heating chamber maintains substantially even heat distribution;
- first transport means disposed within said heating chamber for moving a first metal part through said heating chamber;
- second transport means disposed within said heating chamber for moving a second metal part through said heating chamber, said first transport means located in spaced relationship to said second transport means, said first transport means and said second transport means having two different heat treating process length times, whereby diverse product types may be heat treated within the same oven;
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- a door assembly adapted to cover said heating chamber opening, said door assembly comprising at least two doors arranged for vertical movement.
A heat treatment aging oven for heating metal parts, said oven comprising:
- a heating chamber having an opening, whereby said heating chamber maintains substantially even heat distribution;
- first transport means disposed within said heating chamber for moving a first metal part through said heating chamber;
- second transport means disposed within said heating chamber for moving a second metal part through said heating chamber, said first transport means located in spaced relationship to said second transport means, said first transport means and said second transport means having two different heat treating process length times, whereby diverse product types may be heat treated within the same oven;
- a first door covering a first portion of the oven opening;
- a second door covering a second portion of the oven opening;
- a lock mechanism selectively locking said first door and said second door together;
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- a drive mechanism connected to said first door, said drive mechanism adapted to move said first door to open said first portion and adapted to move both said first door and said second door to open said second portion, whereby said first portion and said second portion of said heating chamber opening may be selectively and independently opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.