US4359873A
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Cooling asphaltic strip material
Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology Inc
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Filing: 1981-06-29
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Granted: 1982-11-23
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Expires: 2001-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material includes directing the asphaltic material into a plurality of loops having lengths and widths, spraying an evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material from spraying means positioned upstream from various ones of the lengths, and evaporating the evaporative liquid immediately downstream from each of the spraying means by causing an array of air jets to impinge on the asphaltic material substantially normally to the lengths.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald R. Miller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 11:00
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28C; F28C3/00; F28C3/005; D; D21; D21H; D21H25/00; D21H25/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising means for directing said asphaltic material into a plurality of loops having lengths and widths, and a plurality of cooling units, each of said cooling units being associated with one of said loops, each cooling unit comprising: a. spraying means positioned to spray evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material in the loop; and b. air delivery means positioned immediately downstream from said spraying means and adapted to cause an array of air jets to impinge on the asphaltic material substantially normally thereto to evaporate said evaporative liquid from the asphaltic material in the loop.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
Apparatus for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising means for directing said asphaltic material into a plurality of loops having lengths and widths, and a plurality of cooling units, each of said cooling units being associated with one of said loops, each cooling unit comprising: a. spraying means positioned to spray evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material in the loop; and b. air delivery means positioned immediately downstream from said spraying means and adapted to cause an array of air jets to impinge on the asphaltic material substantially normally thereto to evaporate said evaporative liquid from the asphaltic material in the loop.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 1 in which each of said air delivery means is comprised of a plenum defined by an orificed plate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said orificed plate is generally vertical.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said air delivery means are adapted to deliver air at a controlled rate so that the force of the air jets from air delivery means supplying arrays to opposite sides of said asphaltic material can be balanced.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which the orifices in said orificed plate are round.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 2 in which said air delivery means are adapted to supply said arrays to substantially the entire height of said lengths.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 6 comprising more than one of said air delivery means positioned downstream from the furthest downstream spraying means.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising subjecting said asphaltic material to a plurality of cooling cycles, each cooling cycle comprising: a. spraying evaporative liquid onto said asphaltic material from a means for spraying; and b. evaporating said evaporative liquid immediately downstream from said means for spraying by causing an array of air jets to impinge on said asphaltic material substantially normally to said asphaltic material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising subjecting said asphaltic material to a plurality of cooling cycles, each cooling cycle comprising: a. spraying evaporative liquid onto said asphaltic material from a means for spraying; and b. evaporating said evaporative liquid immediately downstream from said means for spraying by causing an array of air jets to impinge on said asphaltic material substantially normally to said asphaltic material.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising directing said asphaltic material into a plurality of loops having lengths and widths and subjecting said asphaltic material to a plurality of cooling cycles, each cooling cycle being associated with one of the loops, and each cooling cycle comprising: a. spraying evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material in a loop from a means for spraying; and b. evaporating said evaporative liquid immediately downstream from said means for spraying by causing an array of air jets to impinge on said asphaltic material substantially normally to said asphaltic material in the loop.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
102 words
A method for cooling a continuously moving strip of asphaltic material comprising directing said asphaltic material into a plurality of loops having lengths and widths and subjecting said asphaltic material to a plurality of cooling cycles, each cooling cycle being associated with one of the loops, and each cooling cycle comprising: a. spraying evaporative liquid onto the asphaltic material in a loop from a means for spraying; and b. evaporating said evaporative liquid immediately downstream from said means for spraying by causing an array of air jets to impinge on said asphaltic material substantially normally to said asphaltic material in the loop.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 9 comprising discharging said array of air jets from plenums positioned between said lengths.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 comprising balancing the force of the air jets impinging on opposite sides of said lengths.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 11 comprising supplying said arrays to substantially the entire height of said lengths.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 12 comprising directing said arrays of air jets toward more than one of said lengths downstream from the furthest downstream spraying means.
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