DEVICE FOR INDUCTION HEATING OF LONG ARTICLE ENDS AND THEIR FEED TO PROCESS POSITIONS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: induction heating of articles. SUBSTANCE: device may be used in heating of blanks, particularly, in manufacture of spring plates. The device has unit of blank preliminary heating and unit of blank final heating. Each unit has inductor of solenoid type. Units are installed in pairs stationary, coaxially and with some clearance. The device also has transformation mechanism which consists of loaders and unloaders. Loaders are made in the form of pusher with reverse chain transmission. Unloaders have lower driven rollers and upper pressing-down roller. Unloader is combined with table of process position for treatment. Unloader has removable sop combined with rod of drive cylinder and carriage on which cross-piece with catch and strip are installed. Units of preliminary and final heating are so arranged that direction of motion of pusher are opposite. EFFECT: simplified design, higher productivity and extended process potentialities. 4 cl, 4 dwg, 1 ex