US 11,696,372 B1
Spring induction heater
Willard W Schultz, Novi, MI (US); Jeffrey C Osborn, Oakland TWP, MI (US); Ronald N Check, Brighton, MI (US); and Gary M Gariglio, Metamora, MI (US)
Filed by PETERSON AMERICAN CORPORATION, Southfield, MI (US); and INTERPOWER INDUCTION PROCESS EQUIPMENT, INC, Almont, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/698,708.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/772,346, filed on Nov. 28, 2018.
Int. Cl. H05B 6/42 (2006.01); C21D 1/63 (2006.01); H05B 6/44 (2006.01); C21D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC H05B 6/42 (2013.01) [C21D 1/63 (2013.01); C21D 11/005 (2013.01); H05B 6/44 (2013.01)] 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spring induction heater assembly, the device comprising:
a housing having a first end, second end, left side, right side and top;
an induction coil and induction coil control box mounted to the top, the induction control box for controlling the current and operation of at least one induction coil;
a spring retention device mounted to the top, the spring retention device having a mechanism for retaining, rotating, induction heating and releasing a spring;
the top having a hole, the hole located below the spring retention device; and
a quench tank, the quench tank located below the hole for receiving a spring and;
a cooling system engaging the induction coil for preventing the induction coil from overheating and for lowering the temperature of the induction coil.