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Method of and apparatus for baking coating layer utilizing electrical induction and eddy currents

US4849598A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1988
Grant dateJul 18, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B2210/12
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A coating layer such as a paint coating, a sealer, or the like on an electrically conductive workpiece such as an automotive body is baked or dried by holding an induction coil or induction coils closely to the workpiece, supplying an electric current to the induction coil or coils to induce eddy currents in the workpiece to heat the workpiece with the eddy current, and applying a gas such as air to the surface of the coating layer to bake or dry the same.

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