Patent ID: 8900509

Claim:
A quenching device for quenching a plurality of parts using a quenching gas, comprising: a quenching chamber; at least one charging frame accommodated in the quenching chamber, the at least one charging frame having at least one platform section for holding the parts and a circumferentially closed peripheral wall surrounding the parts, wherein the at least one platform section has a freely passable surface portion, wherein the peripheral wall and the platform section are fixedly connected; a flow channel fluidically connected to the quenching chamber for forming a closed flow circuit; at least one blower configured to circulate the quenching gas in the flow circuit; wherein the circumferentially closed peripheral wall forms a conducting section which conducts the entire quenching gas flowing through the platform section directly into the flow channel, wherein the conducting section is an integral part of the charging frame and is tightly accommodated in the quenching chamber; and a heat exchanger situated in the flow circuit and configured to remove heat from the quenching gas.