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EP1621840B1
EP1621840B1 EP05003003A EP05003003A EP1621840B1 EP 1621840 B1 EP1621840 B1 EP 1621840B1 EP 05003003 A EP05003003 A EP 05003003A EP 05003003 A EP05003003 A EP 05003003A EP 1621840 B1 EP1621840 B1 EP 1621840B1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0056—Furnaces through which the charge is moved in a horizontal straight path
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
    • F27B9/02—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity of multiple-track type; of multiple-chamber type; Combinations of furnaces
    • F27B9/028—Multi-chamber type furnaces
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
    • F27B9/14—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment
    • F27B9/20—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment the charge moving in a substantially straight path tunnel furnace
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
    • F27B9/14—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment
    • F27B9/20—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment the charge moving in a substantially straight path tunnel furnace
    • F27B9/24—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity characterised by the path of the charge during treatment; characterised by the means by which the charge is moved during treatment the charge moving in a substantially straight path tunnel furnace being carried by a conveyor
    • F27B9/243—Endless-strand conveyor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B9/00—Furnaces through which the charge is moved mechanically, e.g. of tunnel type; Similar furnaces in which the charge moves by gravity
    • F27B9/30—Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0006—Details, accessories not peculiar to any of the following furnaces
    • C21D9/0018—Details, accessories not peculiar to any of the following furnaces for charging, discharging or manipulation of charge
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/0062—Heat-treating apparatus with a cooling or quenching zone

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  • the invention relates to a continuous strip furnace for heat treatment of workpieces comprising a heating chamber and a cooling zone adjoining the heating chamber, wherein one strand of a conveyor belt is guided through the heating chamber along a conveyor belt support and the workpieces are transported by the conveyor belt through a high temperature zone in the heating chamber.
  • Such belt pass furnaces are known from the prior art. They are used in particular for sintering powder metallurgy products. Further, they are used for sintering, forging, reducing, oxidizing, calcining, brazing, annealing or tempering mass parts of metal.
  • the workpieces are preferably placed automatically in front of the kiln inlet on the upper run of the circulating conveyor belt, while the return strand outside the furnace is performed.
  • the workpieces to be subjected to the heat treatment are placed manually or automatically on the conveyor belt, which is guided along the conveyor belt support by the belt continuous furnace.
  • conveyor belts metal link belts, chain-like metal belts and wire mesh belts made of heat-resistant stainless steel are used.
  • the workpieces pass through a warm-up section, the high-temperature zone and the cooling section.
  • additional modules may be installed to improve the properties of the workpieces, such as a quick-cooling or tempering module.
  • Ofenein- and Ofenauslauf protective gas is supplied, so that the treated workpieces are surrounded by inert gas in the area in which they are exposed to the treatment temperatures.
  • a protective gas for example, hydrogen or nitrogen used, and reaction gases can be used instead of inert gas.
  • the heating of the ribbon continuous furnace in the heating chamber is preferably carried out electrically, for example with free-radiating chamber heaters or rod-shaped heating elements.
  • temperatures in the high-temperature zone above the maximum usual 1150 ° C for strip furnaces are advantageous in order to improve the properties of the workpieces.
  • Higher temperatures in the high temperature zone can not be realized economically in known belt furnaces because of the associated, extremely short service life of the conveyor belts.
  • a device for transporting metallic workpieces in heat ovens for stepwise forward movement of the workpieces wherein lifting webs, which are joined to endless guided over pulleys link belts that stand on stationary supporting structures lying workpieces by partially from the protrude upper longitudinal gap of the support structure, then transport the workpieces a part of the transport route and then settle again on the supporting structures.
  • the heating furnace can be operated in an economical manner with underfiring.
  • the link bands consisting of lifting webs are not comparable with a conveyor belt of a band continuous furnace.
  • the conveyor device comprises an elongated cooling chamber, an endless conveyor and drive means.
  • the elongated cooling chamber extends in the conveying direction within the furnace and has a groove-like depression for the endless conveyor.
  • the cooling chamber C-shaped in cross-section has an elongated upper opening which extends through the furnace in the longitudinal direction of the conveying path.
  • the endless conveyor has a plurality of receiving parts which extend upwardly through the elongated opening of the cooling chamber and support the workpiece.
  • the receiving parts are in turn connected to articulated interconnected portions of the endless conveyor.
  • the steel parts are not lifted by the receiving parts, but conveyed in the horizontal direction. In the case of horizontal transport, the sections of the Continuous conveyor guided by rollers that run in the groove-like depression within the cooling channel.
  • the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a strip continuous furnace of the type mentioned above, which allows higher temperatures in the high temperature zone with improved efficiency and / or longer strip life.
  • the use of conventional, metallic conveyor belts should remain possible.
  • the solution to this problem is based on the idea of eliminating the friction between the conveyor belt and the conveyor belt support, at least in the region of the high-temperature zone, and thereby minimizing the tension in the conveyor belt in the high-temperature zone.
  • a reduced tension allows a higher limit temperature and / or helps the conveyor to a longer life.
  • the measure according to the invention makes it possible to achieve higher limit temperatures of, for example, 1200 ° C. with conventional belt service life and belt load, a longer belt service life at conventional process temperature and belt load, or higher belt load at conventional process temperature and belt service life.
  • the simple system technology of strip furnaces can be maintained. This results in lower investment costs compared to other furnaces that allow process temperatures above 1150 ° C.
  • a structurally simple and effective support of the conveyor belt in the high-temperature zone is achieved when the conveyor belt support a set of first in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt movable support members and a set of second vertically movable support members, the supports of the first support elements a span parallel plane to the run of the conveyor belt and the supports of the second support members are movable above and below the level of this plane.
  • the support elements are in particular designed as ceramic beams whose longitudinal axes extend in the conveying direction.
  • Conventional conveyor belts designed as a link belt are regularly hinged exclusively transversely to the conveying direction.
  • the stable transverse rods arranged in the hinges are optimally supported by the bearing surfaces of the ceramic beams whose longitudinal axes extend at right angles to the transverse rods.
  • the first and second support elements are connected to a drive, which can be configured as a single or group drive. If the first and second support elements have a group drive, the power is transmitted to the first and second support elements via different gear members, which enable on the one hand the movement of the first support elements in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and on the other hand, the vertical movement of the second support elements.
  • the alternative solution for a moving conveyor belt support according to claim 4 is that in the region of the high temperature zone below the guided through the heating chamber run of the conveyor belt a circulating support belt is arranged, wherein the conveying direction and belt speed of the conveyor belt with the direction of movement and belt speed of the support belt matches.
  • the circulating Support band is arranged only in the region of the high temperature zone of the belt continuous furnace, the problems usually occurring in ceramic conveyor belts due to a temperature gradient over the bandwidth, which occur especially in the range of lower temperatures to day, can be effectively avoided. A temperature gradient leads to damage of the ceramic material.
  • the continuous furnace consists essentially of a conveyor belt 1 having, endlessly circulating continuous conveyor, a heating chamber 2, a subsequent to the heating chamber in the conveying direction 3 cooling section 4 and a conveyor belt support 5 for guiding the upper run of the conveyor belt 1.
  • the heating chamber 2 On the input side, the heating chamber 2 an inlet 6 for the conveyor belt on.
  • At the end of the cooling section 3 is an outlet 7 for the conveyor belt.
  • the entire passage area of the upper strand of the conveyor belt 1 through the heating chamber 2 and cooling section 3 is encapsulated, so that a closed flow channel is formed.
  • the passage channel has at least one gas connection, not shown, for the supply of inert gas, wherein the inlet and outlet 6,7 are designed as inlet and outlet locks to reduce the shielding gas consumption.
  • the still escaping inert gas is ignited and flared at the inlet and / or outlet of the belt continuous furnace in a conventional manner.
  • the total of 5 designated conveyor belt support consists of a first set of beams 8 a-c are arranged in and against the conveying direction 3 of the conveyor belt 1 movable. Between the bars 8 a, b, c are two more bars 9 a, b, which are arranged to be movable in the vertical direction 11. To carry out the movement, the beams 8 a, b, c and 9 a, b are connected to a drive 12.
  • the pads 13 a, b, c of the beam 8 span a parallel plane to the upper run of the conveyor belt 1, wherein the supports 13 a and c are angled laterally to guide the upper run of the conveyor belt 1 at the edges.
  • the conveyor belt 1 are arranged transversely to the conveying direction 3 electrical heating elements 14, which are supplied via a passage 16 in the right side wall 15 of the heating chamber 2 with power. From the outside of the passage 16 is encapsulated by a channel 17. At the top, the heating chamber is closed by a removable furnace lid 18, which is removable for maintenance purposes.
  • a muffle 19 made of ceramic for indirect heating of the workpieces and to protect the workpieces from contamination.
  • the illustrated in Figure 2 total designated 5 movable conveyor belt extends at least over the region of the high temperature zone 21, which is downstream of the inlet 6, starting from a preheating zone 22 within the heating chamber 2.
  • temperatures are above 1120 ° Celsius.
  • the upper strand of the conveyor belt 1 is conventionally guided in sliding friction over a belt support, not shown.
  • the conveyor belt support 5 works as follows:
  • the conveyor belt 1 is moved clocked in the conveying direction 3.
  • the beams 8a, b, c of the first beam set rest against the underside of the conveyor belt 1 and are moved at the speed of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction 3 from an initial position to an end position.
  • the conveyor belt 1 is stopped and lifted by the lifting beams 9a, b from the position shown in FIG. 2, so that the underside of the belt is no longer resting on the beams 8a, b, c rests. Subsequently, the beams 8a, b, c are moved back against the conveying direction 3 into the starting position.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates the advantageous effects of the movable conveyor belt support 5 according to the invention compared to a conventional conveyor belt support.
  • the upper diagram shows the voltage curve in conventional belt conveyor ovens. It can be seen that the tension of the conveyor belt at the end of the high-temperature zone 21 reaches almost the permissible limit tension 25 of the conveyor belt 1. In the lower diagram, it can be seen that the belt tension in the high-temperature zone 21 is largely taken over by the conveyor belt support 5 moved with the conveyor belt, so that the belt tension is clearly below the maximum permissible limit tension 25.

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Continuous strand furnace comprises a conveyor belt arrangement arranged in a high temperature zone (21) of a heating chamber (2) in the conveying direction (3) to simultaneously move with the conveyor belt (1). The conveyor belt arrangement has a set of first moving support elements which move in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. An independent claim is also included for a process for operating a continuous strand furnace.

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Banddurchlaufofen zur Wärmebehandlung von Werkstücken umfassend eine Heizkammer und eine sich an die Heizkammer anschließende Kühlstrecke, wobei ein Trum eines Förderbands durch die Heizkammer entlang einer Förderbandauflage geführt ist und die Werkstücke mittels des Förderbands durch eine Hochtemperaturzone in der Heizkammer transportiert werden.The invention relates to a continuous strip furnace for heat treatment of workpieces comprising a heating chamber and a cooling zone adjoining the heating chamber, wherein one strand of a conveyor belt is guided through the heating chamber along a conveyor belt support and the workpieces are transported by the conveyor belt through a high temperature zone in the heating chamber.

Derartige Banddurchlauföfen sind aus dem Stand der Technik bekannt. Sie werden insbesondere zum Sintern von pulvermetallurgischen Erzeugnissen eingesetzt. Des Weiteren werden sie zum Sintern, Schmieden, Reduzieren, Oxidieren, Calzinieren, Löten, Glühen oder Anlassen von Massenteilen aus Metall verwendet. Die Werkstücke werden vorzugsweise automatisch vor dem Ofeneinlauf auf das Obertrum des umlaufenden Förderbandes aufgelegt, während der Rücklauftrum außerhalb des Ofens geführt wird.Such belt pass furnaces are known from the prior art. They are used in particular for sintering powder metallurgy products. Further, they are used for sintering, forging, reducing, oxidizing, calcining, brazing, annealing or tempering mass parts of metal. The workpieces are preferably placed automatically in front of the kiln inlet on the upper run of the circulating conveyor belt, while the return strand outside the furnace is performed.

Die der Wärmebehandlung zu unterziehenden Werkstücke werden manuell oder automatisch auf das Förderband gelegt, das entlang der Förderbandauflage durch den Banddurchlaufofen geführt ist. Als Förderbänder kommen Metallgliederbänder, kettenartige Metallbänder sowie Drahtgeflechtbänder aus hitzebeständigem Edelstahl zum Einsatz. Vom Ofeneinlauf bis zum Ofenauslauf durchlaufen die Werkstücke eine Aufwärmstrecke, die Hochtemperaturzone sowie die Kühlstrecke. In den einzelnen Sektionen können zusätzliche Module installiert sein, um die Eigenschaften der Werkstücke zu verbessern, wie beispielsweise ein Schnellkühlungs- oder Anlassmodul. In den Durchlaufkanal zwischen Ofenein- und Ofenauslauf wird Schutzgas zugeführt, so dass die zu behandelnden Werkstücke in dem Bereich, in dem sie den Behandlungstemperaturen ausgesetzt sind, von Schutzgas umgeben sind. Als Schutzgas wird beispielsweise Wasserstoff oder auch Stickstoff eingesetzt, wobei an Stelle von Schutzgas auch Reaktionsgase zum Einsatz gelangen können. Die Beheizung des Banddurchlaufofens in der Heizkammer erfolgt vorzugsweise elektrisch, beispielsweise mit freistrahlenden Kammerheizungen oder mit stabförmigen Heizelementen.The workpieces to be subjected to the heat treatment are placed manually or automatically on the conveyor belt, which is guided along the conveyor belt support by the belt continuous furnace. As conveyor belts metal link belts, chain-like metal belts and wire mesh belts made of heat-resistant stainless steel are used. From the kiln inlet to the kiln outlet, the workpieces pass through a warm-up section, the high-temperature zone and the cooling section. In the individual sections, additional modules may be installed to improve the properties of the workpieces, such as a quick-cooling or tempering module. In the passage between Ofenein- and Ofenauslauf protective gas is supplied, so that the treated workpieces are surrounded by inert gas in the area in which they are exposed to the treatment temperatures. As a protective gas, for example, hydrogen or nitrogen used, and reaction gases can be used instead of inert gas. The heating of the ribbon continuous furnace in the heating chamber is preferably carried out electrically, for example with free-radiating chamber heaters or rod-shaped heating elements.

Bekannte Banddurchlauföfen erzeugen in der Hochtemperaturzone Temperaturen zwischen 1120° C bis 1150° C. Bei einer Bandbelastung von etwa 65 kg/m2 und einer Temperatur von 1120° Celsius in der Hochtemperaturzone wird bei herkömmlichen Öfen eine Standzeit des Förderbands von etwa 3 - 6 Monaten erreicht, wobei die Länge der Hochtemperaturzone und die Gesamtbelastung des Bandes eine entscheidende Rolle spielen. Das metallische Förderband verliert exponentiell mit zunehmender Temperatur an Festigkeit.Known belt pass furnaces produce temperatures in the high temperature zone between 1120 ° C to 1150 ° C. At a belt load of about 65 kg / m 2 and a temperature of 1120 ° C in the high temperature zone with conventional furnaces a life of the conveyor belt of about 3 - 6 months achieved, with the length of the high temperature zone and the total load of the belt play a crucial role. The metallic conveyor belt exponentially loses strength with increasing temperature.

Für einige der eingangs erwähnten Prozesse sind Temperaturen in der Hochtemperaturzone oberhalb der bisher für Banddurchlauföfen maximal üblichen 1150° C vorteilhaft, um die Eigenschaften der Werkstücke zu verbessern. Höhere Temperaturen in der Hochtemperaturzone lassen sich bei bekannten Banddurchlauföfen jedoch wegen der damit verbundenen, extrem kurzen Standzeiten der Förderbänder nicht wirtschaftlich realisieren.For some of the processes mentioned above, temperatures in the high-temperature zone above the maximum usual 1150 ° C for strip furnaces are advantageous in order to improve the properties of the workpieces. Higher temperatures in the high temperature zone can not be realized economically in known belt furnaces because of the associated, extremely short service life of the conveyor belts.

Um die Temperaturbegrenzung von Banddurchlauföfen in der Hochtemperaturzone von etwa 1150° C zu überschreiten, hat man bereits versucht, die herkömmlichen metallischen Förderbänder durch Förderbänder aus temperaturbeständigeren Werkstoffen, bei beispielsweise Keramik, Graphit, Molybdän oder Super-Aloys zu ersetzen. Diese Materialien erlauben zwar teilweise höhere Temperaturen in der Hochtemperaturzone bei akzeptabler Standzeit, sind jedoch wegen der hohen Materialkosten ebenfalls nicht wirtschaftlich. Sie haben sich daher in der Praxis nicht durchgesetzt.In order to exceed the temperature limit of belt conveyor ovens in the high temperature zone of about 1150 ° C, it has already been attempted to replace the conventional metallic conveyor belts by conveyor belts made of more temperature resistant materials such as ceramic, graphite, molybdenum or super-Aloys. Although these materials sometimes allow higher temperatures in the high temperature zone with acceptable service life, but are also not economical because of the high cost of materials. They have therefore not prevailed in practice.

Ferner ist aus der DE 1 508 420 B eine Einrichtung zum Transportieren metallischer Werkstücke in Wärmeöfen zur schrittweisen Vorwärtsbewegung der Werkstücke bekannt, wobei Hubstege, welche zu endlosen über Umlenkrollen geführten Gliederbändern zusammengeschlossen sind, die auf stationären Tragkonstruktionen liegenden Werkstücke abheben, indem sie teilweise aus dem oberen Längsspalt der Tragkonstruktion herausragen, dann die Werkstücke einen Teil der Transportstrecke transportieren und dann wieder auf den Tragkonstruktionen absetzen. Als Vorteil der beschriebenen Vorrichtung wird angegeben, dass der Wärmeofen in wirtschaftlicher Weise mit Unterfeuerung betrieben werden kann. Die aus Hubstegen bestehenden Gliederbänder sind mit einem Förderband eines Banddurchlaufofens nicht vergleichbar.Furthermore, from DE 1 508 420 B, a device for transporting metallic workpieces in heat ovens for stepwise forward movement of the workpieces is known, wherein lifting webs, which are joined to endless guided over pulleys link belts that stand on stationary supporting structures lying workpieces by partially from the protrude upper longitudinal gap of the support structure, then transport the workpieces a part of the transport route and then settle again on the supporting structures. As an advantage of the device described is stated that the heating furnace can be operated in an economical manner with underfiring. The link bands consisting of lifting webs are not comparable with a conveyor belt of a band continuous furnace.

Schließlich ist aus der US 5,211,557 ein Heizofen mit einer hitzebeständigen Fördervorrichtung zum Fördern von Stahlteilen in einer Hochtemperaturatmosphäre innerhalb des Ofens bekannt, bei dem die Fördervorrichtung eine langgestreckte Kühlkammer, ein Endlos-Fördermittel und Antriebsmittel umfasst. Die langgestreckte Kühlkammer erstreckt sich in Förderrichtung innerhalb des Ofens und weist eine rinnenartige Vertiefung für das Endlos-Fördermittel auf. Die im Querschnitt C-förmige Kühlkammer weist eine langgestreckte obere Öffnung auf, die sich in Längsrichtung des Förderwegs durch den Ofen erstreckt. Das Endlos-Fördermittel besitzt eine Vielzahl von Aufnahmeteilen, die sich durch die langgestreckte Öffnung der Kühlkammer hindurch nach oben erstrecken und das Werkstück tragen. Die Aufnahmeteile sind wiederum mit gelenkig untereinander verbundenen Abschnitten des Endlosfördermittels verbunden. Die Stahlteile werden durch die Aufnahmeteile nicht angehoben, sondern in horizontaler Richtung gefördert. Bei der horizontalen Beförderung werden die Abschnitte des Endlos-Fördermittels von Rollen geführt, die in der rinnenartigen Vertiefung innerhalb des Kühlkanals laufen.Finally, from US 5,211,557 a heating furnace with a heat-resistant conveyor for conveying steel parts in a high-temperature atmosphere within the furnace is known in which the conveyor device comprises an elongated cooling chamber, an endless conveyor and drive means. The elongated cooling chamber extends in the conveying direction within the furnace and has a groove-like depression for the endless conveyor. The cooling chamber C-shaped in cross-section has an elongated upper opening which extends through the furnace in the longitudinal direction of the conveying path. The endless conveyor has a plurality of receiving parts which extend upwardly through the elongated opening of the cooling chamber and support the workpiece. The receiving parts are in turn connected to articulated interconnected portions of the endless conveyor. The steel parts are not lifted by the receiving parts, but conveyed in the horizontal direction. In the case of horizontal transport, the sections of the Continuous conveyor guided by rollers that run in the groove-like depression within the cooling channel.

Ausgehend von diesem Stand der Technik liegt der Erfindung daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, einen Banddurchlaufofen der eingangs erwähnten Art zu schaffen, der höhere Temperaturen in der Hochtemperaturzone bei verbesserter Wirtschaftlichkeit und/oder längere Bandstandzeiten ermöglicht. Insbesondere soll weiterhin der Einsatz herkömmlicher, metallischer Förderbänder möglich bleiben.Based on this prior art, the invention is therefore an object of the invention to provide a strip continuous furnace of the type mentioned above, which allows higher temperatures in the high temperature zone with improved efficiency and / or longer strip life. In particular, the use of conventional, metallic conveyor belts should remain possible.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe basiert auf dem Gedanken, die Reibung zwischen dem Förderband und der Förderbandauflage zumindest im Bereich des Hochtemperaturzone aufzuheben und hierdurch die Spannung in dem Förderband in der Hochtemperaturzone zu minimieren. Eine reduzierte Spannung erlaubt eine höhere Grenztemperatur und/oder verhilft dem Förderband zu einer längeren Standzeit.The solution to this problem is based on the idea of eliminating the friction between the conveyor belt and the conveyor belt support, at least in the region of the high-temperature zone, and thereby minimizing the tension in the conveyor belt in the high-temperature zone. A reduced tension allows a higher limit temperature and / or helps the conveyor to a longer life.

Im einzelnen wird die Aufgabe durch die Merkmale der unabhängigen Ansprüche 1 und 4 gelöst, wobei beiden Lösungen gemein ist, dass die Förderbandauflage zumindest in der Hochtemperaturzone der Heizkammer in Förderrichtung simultan mit dem Förderband beweglich angeordnet ist.In detail, the object is solved by the features of independent claims 1 and 4, wherein both solutions have in common that the conveyor belt support is arranged to be movable at least in the high temperature zone of the heating chamber in the conveying direction simultaneously with the conveyor belt.

Durch die erfindungsgemäße Maßnahme lassen sich höhere Grenztemperaturen von beispielsweise 1200° C bei herkömmlicher Bandstandzeit und Bandbelastung, eine längere Bandstandzeit bei herkömmlicher Prozesstemperatur und Bandbelastung oder eine höhere Bandbelastung bei herkömmlicher Prozesstemperatur und Bandstandzeit erzielen. Gleichzeitig lässt sich die einfache Anlagentechnik von Banddurchlauföfen beibehalten. Hieraus resultieren gegenüber anderen Öfen, die Prozesstemperaturen oberhalb von 1150° C ermöglichen, günstigere Investitionskosten.The measure according to the invention makes it possible to achieve higher limit temperatures of, for example, 1200 ° C. with conventional belt service life and belt load, a longer belt service life at conventional process temperature and belt load, or higher belt load at conventional process temperature and belt service life. At the same time, the simple system technology of strip furnaces can be maintained. This results in lower investment costs compared to other furnaces that allow process temperatures above 1150 ° C.

Gemäß Anspruch 1 wird eine konstruktiv einfache und wirksame Unterstützung des Förderbands in der Hochtemperaturzone erreicht, wenn die Förderbandauflage einen Satz erster in und gegen die Förderrichtung des Förderbands bewegliche Tragelemente und einen Satz zweiter in vertikaler Richtung bewegliche Tragelemente aufweist, wobei die Auflagen der ersten Tragelemente eine parallele Ebene zu dem Trum des Förderbandes aufspannen und die Auflagen der zweiten Tragelemente über und unter das Niveau dieser Ebene bewegbar sind. Die Tragelemente sind insbesondere als keramische Balken ausgeführt, deren Längsachsen sich in Förderrichtung erstrecken. Herkömmliche als Gliederband ausgeführte Förderbänder sind regelmäßig ausschließlich quer zur Förderrichtung scharniert. Die in den Scharnieren angeordneten stabilen Querstäbe werden optimal durch die Auflageflächen der keramischen Balken unterstützt, deren Längsachsen rechtwinklig zu den Querstäben verlaufen.According to claim 1, a structurally simple and effective support of the conveyor belt in the high-temperature zone is achieved when the conveyor belt support a set of first in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt movable support members and a set of second vertically movable support members, the supports of the first support elements a span parallel plane to the run of the conveyor belt and the supports of the second support members are movable above and below the level of this plane. The support elements are in particular designed as ceramic beams whose longitudinal axes extend in the conveying direction. Conventional conveyor belts designed as a link belt are regularly hinged exclusively transversely to the conveying direction. The stable transverse rods arranged in the hinges are optimally supported by the bearing surfaces of the ceramic beams whose longitudinal axes extend at right angles to the transverse rods.

Die ersten und zweiten Tragelemente sind mit einem Antrieb verbunden, der als Einzel- oder Gruppenantrieb ausgestaltet sein kann. Sofern die ersten und zweiten Tragelemente einen Gruppenantrieb aufweisen, erfolgt die Kraftübertragung auf die ersten und zweiten Tragelemente über unterschiedliche Getriebeglieder, die einerseits die Bewegung der ersten Tragelemente in und gegen die Förderrichtung des Förderbands und andererseits die Vertikalbewegung der zweiten Tragelemente ermöglichen.The first and second support elements are connected to a drive, which can be configured as a single or group drive. If the first and second support elements have a group drive, the power is transmitted to the first and second support elements via different gear members, which enable on the one hand the movement of the first support elements in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and on the other hand, the vertical movement of the second support elements.

Die alternative Lösung für eine bewegliche Förderbandauflage gemäß Anspruch 4 besteht darin, dass im Bereich der Hochtemperaturzone unterhalb des durch die Heizkammer geführten Trums des Förderbands ein umlaufendes Unterstützungsband angeordnet ist, wobei die Förderrichtung und Bandgeschwindigkeit des Förderbands mit der Bewegungsrichtung und Bandgeschwindigkeit des Unterstützungsbands übereinstimmt. Indem das umlaufende Unterstützungsband lediglich im Bereich der Hochtemperaturzone des Banddurchlaufofens angeordnet ist, können die bei keramischen Förderbändern üblicherweise auftretenden Probleme aufgrund eines Temperaturgradienten über die Bandbreite, die insbesondere im Bereich niedrigerer Temperaturen zu Tage treten, wirksam vermieden werden. Ein Temperaturgradient führt zu einer Beschädigung des Keramikwerkstoffes.The alternative solution for a moving conveyor belt support according to claim 4 is that in the region of the high temperature zone below the guided through the heating chamber run of the conveyor belt a circulating support belt is arranged, wherein the conveying direction and belt speed of the conveyor belt with the direction of movement and belt speed of the support belt matches. By the circulating Support band is arranged only in the region of the high temperature zone of the belt continuous furnace, the problems usually occurring in ceramic conveyor belts due to a temperature gradient over the bandwidth, which occur especially in the range of lower temperatures to day, can be effectively avoided. A temperature gradient leads to damage of the ceramic material.

Nachfolgend wird die Erfindung anhand der Figuren näher erläutert. Es zeigen

Figur 1
eine schematische Seitenansicht eines erfindungsgemäßen Banddurchlaufofens,
Figur 2
einen Schnitt durch einen erfindungsgemäßen Banddurchlaufofen im Bereich der Hochtemperaturzone sowie
Figur 3
eine schematische Darstellung der Förderbandspannung bei einem herkömmlichen und einem erfindungsgemäßen Banddurchlaufofen.
The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the figures. Show it
FIG. 1
a schematic side view of a strip continuous furnace according to the invention,
FIG. 2
a section through a strip continuous furnace according to the invention in the field of high temperature zone and
FIG. 3
a schematic representation of the conveyor belt tension in a conventional and a strip continuous furnace according to the invention.

In den Figuren 1 und 2 ist ein Banddurchlaufofen zur Wärmebehandlung von Werkstücken, insbesondere Massenteilen aus Metall, vornehmlich Stahl, unter Schutzgasatmosphäre dargestellt. Der Durchlaufofen besteht im wesentlichen aus einem ein Förderband 1 aufweisenden, endlos umlaufenden Stetigförderer, einer Heizkammer 2, einer sich an die Heizkammer in Förderrichtung 3 anschließenden Kühlstrecke 4 sowie einer Förderbandauflage 5 zur Führung des Obertrums des Förderbands 1. Eingangsseitig weist die Heizkammer 2 einen Einlauf 6 für das Förderband auf. Am Ende der Kühlstrecke 3 befindet sich ein Auslauf 7 für das Förderband 1.In Figures 1 and 2, a continuous strip furnace for the heat treatment of workpieces, in particular mass parts of metal, mainly steel, shown under a protective gas atmosphere. The continuous furnace consists essentially of a conveyor belt 1 having, endlessly circulating continuous conveyor, a heating chamber 2, a subsequent to the heating chamber in the conveying direction 3 cooling section 4 and a conveyor belt support 5 for guiding the upper run of the conveyor belt 1. On the input side, the heating chamber 2 an inlet 6 for the conveyor belt on. At the end of the cooling section 3 is an outlet 7 for the conveyor belt. 1

Der gesamte Durchlaufbereich des Obertrums des Förderbandes 1 durch die Heizkammer 2 und Kühlstrecke 3 ist gekapselt, so dass ein geschlossener Durchlaufkanal gebildet wird. Der Durchlaufkanal besitzt mindestens einen nicht dargestellten Gasanschluss für die Zufuhr von Schutzgas, wobei der Ein- und Auslauf 6,7 als Ein- und Auslassschleuse ausgeführt sind, um den Schutzgasverbrauch zu mindern. Das dennoch austretende Schutzgas wird am Ein- und/oder Auslauf des Banddurchlaufofens in an sich bekannter Weise entzündet und abgefackelt.The entire passage area of the upper strand of the conveyor belt 1 through the heating chamber 2 and cooling section 3 is encapsulated, so that a closed flow channel is formed. The passage channel has at least one gas connection, not shown, for the supply of inert gas, wherein the inlet and outlet 6,7 are designed as inlet and outlet locks to reduce the shielding gas consumption. The still escaping inert gas is ignited and flared at the inlet and / or outlet of the belt continuous furnace in a conventional manner.

Die insgesamt mit 5 bezeichnete Förderbandauflage besteht aus einem ersten Satz Balken 8 a-c die in und gegen die Förderrichtung 3 des Förderbands 1 beweglich angeordnet sind. Zwischen den Balken 8 a,b,c befinden sich zwei weitere Balken 9 a,b, die in vertikaler Richtung 11 beweglich angeordnet sind. Zur Ausführung der Bewegung sind die Balken 8 a,b,c und 9 a,b mit einem Antrieb 12 verbunden. Die Auflagen 13 a,b,c der Balken 8 spannen eine parallele Ebene zu dem Obertrum des Förderbandes 1 auf, wobei die Auflagen 13 a und c seitlich abgewinkelt sind, um das Obertrum des Förderbands 1 an den Rändern zu führen.The total of 5 designated conveyor belt support consists of a first set of beams 8 a-c are arranged in and against the conveying direction 3 of the conveyor belt 1 movable. Between the bars 8 a, b, c are two more bars 9 a, b, which are arranged to be movable in the vertical direction 11. To carry out the movement, the beams 8 a, b, c and 9 a, b are connected to a drive 12. The pads 13 a, b, c of the beam 8 span a parallel plane to the upper run of the conveyor belt 1, wherein the supports 13 a and c are angled laterally to guide the upper run of the conveyor belt 1 at the edges.

Oberhalb des Förderbandes 1 befinden sich quer zur Förderrichtung 3 angeordnete elektrische Heizelemente 14, die über einen Durchgang 16 in der rechten Seitenwand 15 der Heizkammer 2 mit Strom versorgt werden. Von der Außenseite wird der Durchgang 16 von einem Kanal 17 gekapselt. An der Oberseite ist die Heizkammer von einem abnehmbaren Ofendeckel 18 verschlossen, der zu Wartungszwecken abnehmbar ist.Above the conveyor belt 1 are arranged transversely to the conveying direction 3 electrical heating elements 14, which are supplied via a passage 16 in the right side wall 15 of the heating chamber 2 with power. From the outside of the passage 16 is encapsulated by a channel 17. At the top, the heating chamber is closed by a removable furnace lid 18, which is removable for maintenance purposes.

Zwischen den Heizelementen 14 und dem Förderband 1 befindet sich eine Muffel 19 aus Keramik zur indirekten Beheizung der Werkstücke und zum Schutz der Werkstücke vor Verunreinigungen.Between the heating elements 14 and the conveyor belt 1 is a muffle 19 made of ceramic for indirect heating of the workpieces and to protect the workpieces from contamination.

Die in Figur 2 dargestellte insgesamt mit 5 bezeichnete bewegliche Förderbandauflage erstreckt sich zumindest über den Bereich der Hochtemperaturzone 21, die vom Einlauf 6 ausgehend einer Vorheizzone 22 innerhalb der Heizkammer 2 nachgeordnet ist. In der Hochtemperaturzone herrschen Temperaturen oberhalb von 1120° Celsius. In den Bereichen vor und hinter der Hochtemperaturzone 21 des Banddurchlaufofens wird der Obertrum des Förderbands 1 konventionell in gleitender Reibung über eine nicht dargestellte Bandauflage geführt. Die Förderbandauflage 5 arbeitet wie folgt:The illustrated in Figure 2 total designated 5 movable conveyor belt extends at least over the region of the high temperature zone 21, which is downstream of the inlet 6, starting from a preheating zone 22 within the heating chamber 2. In the high-temperature zone, temperatures are above 1120 ° Celsius. In the areas in front of and behind the high-temperature zone 21 of the belt continuous furnace, the upper strand of the conveyor belt 1 is conventionally guided in sliding friction over a belt support, not shown. The conveyor belt support 5 works as follows:

Das Förderband 1 wird in Förderrichtung 3 getaktet bewegt. Während der Bewegung des Förderbandes 1 liegen die Balken 8a,b,c des ersten Balkensatzes an der Unterseite des Förderbandes 1 an und werden mit der Geschwindigkeit des Förderbandes in Förderrichtung 3 aus einer Ausgangslage in eine Endlage bewegt. Sobald die Balken 8a,b,c ihre Endlage erreicht haben, wird das Förderband 1 angehalten und von den Hubbalken 9a, b aus der in Figur 2 dargestellten Lage angehoben, so dass die Unterseite des Bandes nicht mehr auf den Balken 8a,b,c aufliegt. Anschließend werden die Balken 8a,b,c entgegen der Förderrichtung 3 in die Ausgangslage zurückbewegt. Dort werden die Balken 9 a,b unter das in Figur 2 dargestellte Niveau der Auflagen 13 a,b,c der Balken 8a,b,c abgesenkt, so dass das Band ausschließlich auf den Balken 8a,b,c ruht. Aus dieser Ausgangslage wiederholt sich der zuvor beschriebene Fördertakt. Der Abstand zwischen der Ausgangslage und der Endlage der Balken 8a,b,c ist deutlich geringer als der Abstand vom Anfang 23 bis zum Ende 24 der Hochtemperaturzone 21. Es sind daher mehrere Fördertakte der Balken erforderlich, um das Förderband reibungsfrei durch die Hochtemperaturzone 21 zu bewegen.The conveyor belt 1 is moved clocked in the conveying direction 3. During the movement of the conveyor belt 1, the beams 8a, b, c of the first beam set rest against the underside of the conveyor belt 1 and are moved at the speed of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction 3 from an initial position to an end position. As soon as the beams 8a, b, c have reached their end position, the conveyor belt 1 is stopped and lifted by the lifting beams 9a, b from the position shown in FIG. 2, so that the underside of the belt is no longer resting on the beams 8a, b, c rests. Subsequently, the beams 8a, b, c are moved back against the conveying direction 3 into the starting position. There, the bars 9 a, b below the level shown in Figure 2 of the supports 13 a, b, c of the beams 8 a, b, c lowered, so that the belt rests exclusively on the beams 8 a, b, c. From this starting position, the conveying cycle described above is repeated. The distance between the starting position and the end position of the beams 8a, b, c is significantly less than the distance from the beginning 23 to the end 24 of the high-temperature zone 21. Therefore, several conveying cycles of the beams are required to the conveyor belt without friction through the high-temperature zone 21 move.

Figur 3 verdeutlicht die vorteilhaften Wirkungen der erfindungsgemäßen beweglichen Förderbandauflage 5 gegenüber einer herkömmlichen Förderbandauflage. Das obere Diagramm zeigt den Spannungsverlauf in herkömmlichen Banddurchlauföfen. Man erkennt, dass die Spannung des Förderbands am Ende der Hochtemperaturzone 21 nahezu die zulässige Grenzspannung 25 des Förderbandes 1 erreicht. In dem unteren Diagramm ist erkennbar, dass die Bandspannung in der Hochtemperaturzone 21 weitgehend durch die mit dem Förderband bewegte Förderbandauflage 5 übernommen wird, so dass die Bandspannung deutlich unter der maximal zulässigen Grenzspannung 25 liegt.FIG. 3 illustrates the advantageous effects of the movable conveyor belt support 5 according to the invention compared to a conventional conveyor belt support. The upper diagram shows the voltage curve in conventional belt conveyor ovens. It can be seen that the tension of the conveyor belt at the end of the high-temperature zone 21 reaches almost the permissible limit tension 25 of the conveyor belt 1. In the lower diagram, it can be seen that the belt tension in the high-temperature zone 21 is largely taken over by the conveyor belt support 5 moved with the conveyor belt, so that the belt tension is clearly below the maximum permissible limit tension 25.

BezugszeichenlisteLIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS Aktenzeichen / File number : 04040-01File number / file number: 04040-01

Nr.No. Bezeichnungdescription 1.1. Förderbandconveyor belt 2.Second Heizkammerheating chamber 3.Third Förderrichtungconveying direction 4.4th Kühlstreckecooling section 5.5th FörderbandauflaqeFörderbandauflaqe 6.6th Einlaufenema 7.7th Auslaufoutlet 8. a-c8. a-c Balkenbar 9.a,b9.a, b Balkenbar 10.10th -- 11.11th vertikale Richtungvertical direction 12.12th Antriebdrive 13.a-c13.a-c Auflagenpads 14.14th Heizelementeheating elements 15.15th SeitenwandSide wall 16.16th Durchgangpassage 17.17th Kanalchannel 18.18th Ofendeckelfurnace cover 19.19th Muffelmuffle 20.20th -- 21.21st HochtemperaturzoneHigh temperature zone 22.22nd Vorheizzonepreheating 23.23rd Anfang HochtemperaturzoneBeginning of high temperature zone 24.24th Ende HochtemperaturzoneEnd high-temperature zone 25.25th Grenzspannunglimit voltage

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  1. A Continuous strip furnace for the heat treatment of workpieces, comprising a heating chamber and a cooling section following on from the heating chamber, wherein a strand of a conveyor belt is guided through the heating chamber along a conveyor belt support and the workpieces are transported by means of the conveyor belt through a high-temperature zone in the heating chamber, characterised in that
    - the conveyor belt support is arranged simultaneously mobile with the conveyor belt (1) in the conveying direction (3) at least in the high-temperatures zone (21) of the heating chamber (2)and
    - the conveyor belt support (5) has a set of first bearing elements (8) mobile in and against the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and a set of second bearing elements mobile in the vertical direction (9), the supports (13) of the first bearing elements (8) extending in a parallel plane to the strand of the conveyor belt (1) and the supports of the second bearing elements (9) being movable above and below the level of this plane.
  2. The continuous strip furnace according to claim 1, characterised in that the first and second bearing elements (8, 9) are configured as beams, whose longitudinal axes extend in the conveying direction (3).
  3. The continuous strip furnace according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the first and second bearing elements (8, 9) are connected to a drive (12).
  4. A continuous strip furnace for the heat treatment of workpieces, comprising a heating chamber and a cooling section following on from the heating chamber, wherein a strand of a conveyor belt is guided through the heating chamber along a conveyor belt support and the workpieces are transported by means of the conveyor belt through a high-temperature zone in the heating chamber, characterised in that the conveyor belt support is arranged simultaneously mobile with the conveyor belt (1) in the conveying direction (3) at least in the high-temperatures zone (21) of the heating chamber (2), in that a circulating support belt is arranged in the region of the high-temperature zone (21) beneath the strand of the conveyor belt (1) guided through the heating chamber (2), the conveying direction (3) and the belt speed of the conveyor belt (1) corresponding to the conveying direction and belt speed of the support belt.
  5. The continuous strip furnace according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the first and second bearing elements (8, 9) or the support belt are made from a high-temperature resistant material.
  6. The continuous strip furnace according to claim 5, characterised in that the high-temperature resistant material is ceramic.
  7. The continuous strip furnace according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the conveyor belt (1) is designed as a link belt, whole links are hinged solely at right angles to the conveying direction.
  8. A method for the operation of a continuous strip furnace according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that
    (a) the conveyor belt (1) is moved in a cycled manner in the conveying direction (3),
    (b) during the movement of the conveyor belt (1) in the conveying direction (3), the first bearing elements (8) mobile in and against the conveying direction are moved from a starting position (23) into an end position (24) with the speed of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction,
    (c) after stopping in the end position (24), the conveyor belt (1) is raised by the second elements (9) mobile in the vertical direction (11) above the level of the plane in which the supports (13) of the first bearing elements (8) extend and the first bearing elements (8) are moved back into the starting position (23) against the conveying direction (3),
    (d) the bearing elements (9) mobile in the vertical direction are then lowered beneath the level of the plane in which the supports (13) of the first bearing elements (8) extend.
  9. The method according to claim 8, characterised in that the conveyor belt (1) passes through several conveying cycles according to claim 8 from the start (23) to the end (24) of the high-temperature zone.
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