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Title:
RADIANT TUBE AND CONVECTION OVEN
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005043056
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An oven (20) for heating a coating on a substrate (22), such as a painted vehicle body, including a first zone having radiant tubes (28) and shields (34) above the tubes (28) and a second zone including side heat chambers (48) having nozzles (64,66) directing heated air onto a coated substrate (22) and a hold zone. The radiant tubes (28) may include a first linear portion extending through the oven and return loop (44) beneath the substrate to conserve energy and sill ducts (36) directing heated air against the underside of the vehicle body. The temperature is controlled by sensors contacting the radiant tubes (28) and a proportional integral control system.

Inventors:
KLOBUCAR JOSEPH M (US)
COLE DAVID J (US)
ROESLER BRUCE (US)
SMITH DOUGLAS G (US)
DE BORCHGRAVE D ALTENA ADRIEN (US)
PAKKALA JAMES L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/034615
Publication Date:
July 21, 2005
Filing Date:
October 20, 2004
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
DURR IND INC (US)
KLOBUCAR JOSEPH M (US)
COLE DAVID J (US)
ROESLER BRUCE (US)
SMITH DOUGLAS G (US)
DE BORCHGRAVE D ALTENA ADRIEN (US)
PAKKALA JAMES L (US)
International Classes:
F26B3/28; F26B3/30; F26B17/12; F26B21/10; F26B23/02; (IPC1-7): F26B3/28; F26B3/30
Foreign References:
US6062850A2000-05-16
US5836085A1998-11-17
US5060594A1991-10-29
US5661912A1997-09-02
US20040076919A12004-04-22
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 010, no. 373 (C - 391) 12 December 1986 (1986-12-12)
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