Thermal conditioner
US4603248A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF27B9/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An involuted track is defined by a spiralled wall normal to a planar surface. The planar surface is rotated coaxially with respect to the wall while the wall remains stationary with respect to the surface. Objects are loaded into the track through entrance, conducted along the track by means of the rotating planar surface, and leave the track via an exit. En route, the heat level of the objects are altered to bring them to a desired temperature by the time they reach the exit. The objects are preferably heated or cooled by a forced fluid of suitable temperature.
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