Patent ID: 8153051

Claim:
A device for heating steel components, comprising: a furnace for heating the steel components; and at least one transport device for conducting the components through the furnace; wherein the at least one transport device comprises at least one transport arrangement, which is arranged in or at a heating area of the furnace and is embodied for transporting the components in the course of being heated; and a second transport arrangement that adjoins the first transport arrangement and extends over the length of the furnace in the transport direction, so that components can be conveyed out of the furnace using the second transport arrangement; wherein the transport device is arranged outside of the furnace and has engagement means for engagement with corresponding engagement means on at least one carrier element, which is transported by the transport device outside of the furnace and is fixed in its position and placement, wherein partial elements of the carrier element pass through a furnace wall, and there is an arrangement in the furnace interior for holding the components; and in one furnace wall, through which a partial area of the carrier passes, a linear slit in the transport direction, through which a partial area of the carrier extends.