Patent ID: 9364987
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B21C,B29C,C21D,C22F

Claim Text:
1. A quench tube comprising: an inner wall and an outer wall having a channel therebetween for transporting cooling fluid along the quench tube; a passage within an inner surface of the inner wall that receives an extruded material; and a nozzle formed at an end of the quench tube that delivers the cooling fluid to the extruded material, the nozzle defining an entrance to the passage, wherein the channel is angled at the nozzle to deliver the cooling fluid at an angle with respect to the quench tube, and wherein the nozzle is shaped to deliver the cooling fluid at an angle having a direction that is opposite a direction in which the extruded material is extruded; wherein the quench tube is configured to deliver the cooling fluid such that the cooling fluid contacts the extruded material upon the extruded material exiting an extrusion die plate used for deforming the extruded material.