Infrared drier installation for passing web
US7926200B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B13/10
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Infrared drier installation (1) for a passing web (2), which installation ( ) has gas-heated infrared radiant elements (5), arranged one next to the other so as to form a unit (4). Each unit comprises at least two adjacent rows (8) of gas-heated infrared radiant elements (5) stretching out in he transversal′(9) direction of the web (2) substantially over the entire with of the web (2). The infrared drier installation comprises means to recycle, at least partially, the said combustion gases. The drier installation as subject of the present invention is characterized in that the infrared drier comprises means (16) to avoid the suction of cold air between two adjacent rows of radiant elements (5).
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