Furnace system for the controlled heat treatment of sheet metal components

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9493856
APP PUB NO 20140083572A1
SERIAL NO

14003997

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The invention relates to a furnace system and a method for the controlled heat treatment of sheet metal components in individual component zones. The invention proposes a furnace system that is suitable for partly heating components made of steel sheet to a temperature above the AC3 temperature. The furnace system has a production furnace for heating the steel sheet parts to a temperature that is close to but below the AC3 temperature, said furnace system further having a profiling furnace with at least one level. The at least one level has an upper and a lower part and a product-specific intermediate flange that is introduced into a corresponding receiving area. The product-specific intermediate flange is designed to impose a specified temperature profile on the component with temperatures over AC3 for regions to be hardened and below AC3 for softer regions. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method for partly heating steel sheet parts to a temperature above the AC3 temperature.

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SCHWARTZ GMBH52152 SIMMERATH

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Schwartz, Rolf-Josef Simmerath, DE 9 34

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