Patent ID: 9657992
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B23P,F27B,F27D,H01F,H05B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An induction furnace for heating a workpiece, the induction furnace comprising: a chamber; an insulation cylinder positioned within the chamber, the insulation cylinder including a base cover that is selectively movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the first position is configured to position the workpiece within a heating zone of the induction furnace and wherein the second position is configured to position the workpiece within a cooling zone of the induction furnace; a cylindrically shaped cooling manifold positioned in the cooling zone, the cylindrically shaped cooling manifold constructed to surround the base cover when the base cover is in the second position within an inner wall of the cylindrically shaped cooling manifold; a heat exchanger configured to draw hot air from the chamber; a blower configured to blow cooled air that has passed through the heat exchanger into the cooling zone via the cooling manifold; and a translation system comprising: