Device and method for tempering sections of metal components

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10954575
APP PUB NO 20180237872A1
SERIAL NO

15750005

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A device and method for tempering sections of hot-formed and/or press-hardened metal components is disclosed having a support structure and a work head, the work head having at least one contact element consisting of an electrically-conductive material, for heating sections of a metal component using a flow of heat. Electrodes for resistively heating the contact element are connected thereto, and to a current source. A hot-formed and/or press-hardened metal component is first provided, and at least one contact element mounted on a work head is heated to a temperature greater than a target temperature to which a section of the metal component is to be heated. A contact surface of said contact element then comes into full-surface contact with the metal component section to be heated, with a predetermined pressing force, such that the metal component is heated to a target temperature in at least some sections by a flow of heat. The contact element is thus heated using resistive heating.

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BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH33102 PADERBORN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Horn, Stefan Bad Emstal, DE 20 86
Konrad, Stefan Paderborn, DE 9 62
Sander, Max Hollenstedt, DE 2 0
Schneider, Dimitri Schloss Holte Stukenbrock, DE 3 0
Werneke, Simon Bueren, DE 4 9
Wulfes, Dieter Borchen, DE 4 16

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