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Method and device for drying workpieces provided with a surface coating

US6065225A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 8, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B15/085
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and a device for drying workpieces that have been provided with a fresh surface coating and are conveyed through a drying zone in a housing wherein hot air is applied to the workpieces to dry them. At least a fraction of the walls and/or built in component in the region of the housing to which the workpieces are conveyed have hot air applied to them for preventing formation of condensate. A hot air barrier may be provided at the inlet or the outlet of the drying zone. A material for bonding and storing liquid may be provided on at least a fraction of the walls and/or built in components.

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