Kiln for hot pressing compacts in a continuous manner
The present invention is directed to a hot pressing furnace or kiln which is capable of preheating, hot pressing, and cooling a plurality of articles in a sequential and continuous manner. The hot pressing furnace of the present invention comprises an elongated, horizontally disposed furnace capable of holding a plurality of displaceable pusher plates each supporting a die body loaded with refractory or ceramic material to be hot pressed. Each of these plates and the die body supported thereby is sequentially pushed through the preheating zone, a temperature stabilizing and a hot pressing zone, and a cooling zone so as to provide a continuous hot-pressing operation of a plurality of articles.
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4510363
- OSTI ID:
- 5382159
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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