Abstract: Transverse flux heating assembly for inductively heating a moving strip includes opposite spaced J-shaped conductors to form an inductive heating coil. The coils define a middle spacing therebetween which is unobstructed by flux guides to permit free translation movement between the conductors in a direction parallel to the strip width. The inductors provide a fully adjustable coil width to accommodate different strip widths in the heating operation.

Abstract: An induction strip heating assembly is provided having multiple induction coils disposed in coaxial tandem and including at least two coil power sources for generation of first and second inducing currents in the coils for the induction heating of a workpiece, such as steel strip, passing therethrough. It is a feature of the invention that the assembly includes a closed loop of electrically conductive material coaxially interposed relative to the induction coils and disposed for induction therein of a circulating current opposite to a one of the inducing currents whereby a magnetic field of the circulating current in opposition to an inducing magnetic field of the inducing current causes a reduction in net magnetic field strength on a side of the loop opposite of the inducing current. Such an assembly provides suppression of intercoil magnetic coupling so that the coils may be spaced adjacent one another with less space between them than would be required if no loops were used.

Abstract: An electric induction coil assembly for heating workpieces of varying lengths has a plurality of axially-aligned induction coils. The coil turns are spaced along the axis of the coil assembly where within the axial distance necessary for a first coil to complete one turn, a portion of at least one other coil is interposed between corresponding points of the first coil. The axial length of the energized coil assembly is controllable by increments of less than the pitch length of a coil.