US3183605A
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Apparatus for coating metals
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1961-12-27
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Granted: 1965-05-18
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Expires: 1981-12-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald D Argue
- 👤 John D Stauffer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:43
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B13/00; F26B13/001; F26B13/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A RECIRCULATING OVEN COMPRISING A HOUSING, MEANS IN THE HOUSING PROVIDING AN ELONGATED TREATING CHAMBER FOR GUIDING THE FLOW OF GAS AND FOR RECEIVING COATED METAL PASSING THERETHROUGH, AN ENTRANCE OPENING AT ONE END OF SAID CHAMBER FOR THE ENTRY OF SAID COATED METAL, AN EXIT OPENING AT THE OTHER END OF SAID CHAMBER FOR THE DISCHARGE OF SAID COATED METAL, SAID TREATING CHAMBER COMPRISING A SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE AND A CURING ZONE, SAID TREATING CHAMBER INCLUDING A FIRST GAS INLET OPENING NEAR THE ENTRANCE OPENING AND INCLUDING ALSO A SECOND GAS INLET OPENING NEAR THE EXIT OPENING, A FIRST GAS CIRCULATING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST GAS INLET OPENING AND CAUSING GAS TO FLOW THROUGH SAID SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE COATED MATERIAL, A SECOND GAS CIRCULATING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SECOND GAS INLET OPENING AND CAUSING GAS TO FLOW THROUGH SAID CURING ZONE IN AN OPPOSING DIRECTION, MEANS FOR MIXING THE GASES FROM SAID CURING ZONE AND SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE, HEATER MEANS FOR HEATING THE GASSES FROM SAID MIXING MEANS AND DISCHARGING SAID GASSES INTO AT LEAST THE INLET OF SAID SECOND GAS CIR-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
190 words
A RECIRCULATING OVEN COMPRISING A HOUSING, MEANS IN THE HOUSING PROVIDING AN ELONGATED TREATING CHAMBER FOR GUIDING THE FLOW OF GAS AND FOR RECEIVING COATED METAL PASSING THERETHROUGH, AN ENTRANCE OPENING AT ONE END OF SAID CHAMBER FOR THE ENTRY OF SAID COATED METAL, AN EXIT OPENING AT THE OTHER END OF SAID CHAMBER FOR THE DISCHARGE OF SAID COATED METAL, SAID TREATING CHAMBER COMPRISING A SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE AND A CURING ZONE, SAID TREATING CHAMBER INCLUDING A FIRST GAS INLET OPENING NEAR THE ENTRANCE OPENING AND INCLUDING ALSO A SECOND GAS INLET OPENING NEAR THE EXIT OPENING, A FIRST GAS CIRCULATING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID FIRST GAS INLET OPENING AND CAUSING GAS TO FLOW THROUGH SAID SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE COATED MATERIAL, A SECOND GAS CIRCULATING MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID SECOND GAS INLET OPENING AND CAUSING GAS TO FLOW THROUGH SAID CURING ZONE IN AN OPPOSING DIRECTION, MEANS FOR MIXING THE GASES FROM SAID CURING ZONE AND SOLVENT REMOVAL ZONE, HEATER MEANS FOR HEATING THE GASSES FROM SAID MIXING MEANS AND DISCHARGING SAID GASSES INTO AT LEAST THE INLET OF SAID SECOND GAS CIR-
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