Patent ID: 8796601

Claim:
An induction heating apparatus for heating workpieces, comprising: a cabinet through which workpieces move as they are heated, said cabinet having a plurality of walls including first and second opposite end walls, said walls of said cabinet defining an opening on the top of said cabinet; a tube supported on said opposite end walls of said cabinet, said tube defining a passage through which workpieces move, said tube having around it an induction coil for heating the workpieces as they move through said tube, and a cover for said cabinet, said cover being hingedly connected to at least one of said walls of said cabinet, said cover being movable between a closed position closing said cabinet and an open position in which said top opening of said cabinet is open to enable removal of said tube through said top opening of said cabinet; wherein the plurality of walls includes opposite front and back walls extending between the first and second walls, said first and second end walls and said front and back walls of said cabinet defining the opening on the top of the cabinet; and wherein the tube is supported on said opposite end walls of said cabinet in a generally horizontal orientation.