Title: Device for cooling long items of material which have been heated

Abstract: An improved apparatus for cooling heated metal items such as extrusion billets, and in particular billets of aluminum alloys is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a cooling chamber, means for transporting individual billets into and out of the cooling chamber, and inlet and outlet openings for the ingress and egress of a cooling medium from said chamber. A fan or the like is employed to produce a flow of air through the cooling chamber.

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Inventors: Eichenberger, Walter (Sierre, CH)
Hilge, Bernhard (Mettmenstetten, CH)

Application Number: 939097
Filing Date: 1978-09-01
Publication_date: 1980-01-29
Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd. (Chippis, CH)
Primary Class(es): 266/259 34/135, 62/62, 62/381, 432/80, 432/242, 432/244
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US Patent Ref:

2115753	Mar, 1938	Talbot	62/62.
2791889	May, 1957	Childers	62/381.
2880598	Apr, 1959	Virden et al.	62/381.
3142546	Jul, 1964	Coats	34/137.
3576080	Apr, 1971	Bliemeister et al.	34/135.

Other Refs: 51-38210

Mar, 1976	JP

Primary Examiner: Rutledge, L. Dewayne
Assistant Examiner: Lewis, Michael L.
Attorney: Bachman and LaPointe