UV dryer with improved reflector
US6035548A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B3/28
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to UV dryers and provides an ultraviolet dryer wherein a UV lamp (2) is supported in a reflector housing (1), said housing including a reflector body member (10) having a reflective surface adjacent the lamp (2) and other surfaces spaced therefrom and cooling means (11) for passing a cooling medium over said other surfaces to cool said body member, wherein the reflective surface comprises a thin, flexible strip of heat-conductive sheet material (12) bearing dichroic film, said film exhibiting a high degree of transmission towards infrared radiation and high degreee of reflection toward UV radiation.
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