Ink curing apparatus
US9592531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41F23/0453
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An ink curing apparatus comprising a lamp housing with a lamp fitting for a lamp terminal of a UV lamp at each opposing end, wherein at least one of the lamp fittings is non-conducting and has a non-conducting lamp terminal seat which has a concave profile for receiving a substantially spherical lamp terminal end piece; whereby, in use during the fitting or removal of a lamp, the at least one lamp fitting allows a lamp terminal end piece to rotate about multiple axes, while being retained substantially in position at the lamp fitting.
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