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Kiln for hot-pressing compacts in a continuous manner

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6831719

The 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.

DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
None
Application Number:
ON: DE84014669
OSTI ID:
6831719
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English