METHOD, FURNACE INSTALLATION AND SYSTEM FOR THE HOT STAMPING OF WORKPIECES

1 . A system for the hot stamping of workpieces comprising:

a) a furnace installation, in which workpieces can be heated to a forming temperature;

b) a forming installation, in which the workpieces which have been heated can undergo forming;

c) a transfer device for transferring workpieces from the furnace installation to the forming installation;

wherein

d) the transfer device is arranged in a transfer space, which is delimited at least in certain regions by a housing and largely bridges a space between the furnace installation and the forming installation.

2 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an access via which one or more workpieces can be introduced into the transfer space.

3 . The system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the access is designed as an access lock, by means of which the atmosphere of the transfer space remains separated from the surrounding atmosphere.

4 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a temperature lock region is formed between the furnace installation and the transfer device.

5 . The system as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the temperature lock region comprises a flow device, by means of which a fluid flow curtain can be produced in front of the furnace installation.

6 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the housing comprises an outlet, via which a workpiece removed from the furnace installation can be transferred to the forming installation and which can be closed or opened by means of a gate unit.

7 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transfer device is designed as an articulated-arm robot.

8 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transfer device is designed as a suspended system.

9 . The system as claimed in claim 1 , wherein one or more filler bodies are accommodated in the transfer space.

10 . A method for hot stamping workpieces the method comprising the steps of:

a) heating the workpieces to a forming temperature in a furnace installation;

b) transferring the workpieces from the furnace installation to a forming installation,

c) forming the workpieces in the forming installation;

wherein

d) the transferring of the workpieces takes place in a transfer space, which is delimited at least in certain regions by a housing and largely bridges a space between the furnace installation and the forming installation.