Patent · US Active

Ink curing apparatus

US8984764B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
5References
10Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 21, 2013
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 21, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B3/28
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ink curing apparatus (11) comprising a UV light source (13); at least one moveable shutter means (17, 17a), which is moveable about the longitudinal axis of the UV light source (13); and at least one reflector (15); wherein at least one air passage (19a) is defined along substantially the entire surface area of the or each reflector (15).

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.