Patent ID: 8297429
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: B23K,F27B,F27D,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method of positioning a conveyance section comprising carriers for mounting workpieces, a conveyer for conveying the carriers, a heating furnace for heating the workpieces while covering a part of the conveyer, and a positioning mechanism for positioning the carriers in the heating furnace, the method comprising positioning the carriers conveyed by the conveyer in predetermined places by the positioning mechanism to heat the workpieces, wherein the heating furnace includes heating devices for heating the workpieces that are arranged at predetermined intervals, each of the carriers is provided with an engagement part, the positioning mechanism includes a plurality of positioning projections formed in a comb tooth-shape engageable with the engagement part, and the positioning projections of the positioning mechanism are moved forward in a direction perpendicular to a conveying direction of the carriers to engage with the engagement part to position the carriers at a time in positions facing the heating devices respectively.