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Infrared dryer

Assignee: A Monforts GmbH and Co
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Filing: 1986-06-19
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Granted: 1987-09-15
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Expires: 2006-06-19
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Abstract

Abstract An infrared dryer includes an operating duct being at least as wide as a spread out textile fabric web passing through the duct for treatment, outer ducts disposed outside the operating duct, heating walls formed of adjacent wall elements substantially parallel to the surface of the fabric web separating said operating duct from the outer ducts, infrared radiators disposed on the wall elements, pivot axes about which the wall elements are pivotable through substantially 180° for moving the infrared radiators between the operating duct and the outer ducts, an air suction device, and a device for directing air into the air suction device from any of the ducts containing the infrared radiators at a given moment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Manfred Pabst
  • 👤 Peter Mevissen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:07
CPC Classifications
F; F26; F26B; F26B13/00; F26B13/10; F26B3/00; F26B3/28; F26B3/283

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
Infrared dryer, comprising an operating duct being at least as wide as a spread out textile fabric web passing through said duct for treatment, outer ducts disposed outside said operating duct, heating walls formed of adjacent wall elements substantially parallel to the surface of the fabric web separating said operating duct from said outer ducts, infrared radiators disposed on said wall elements, pivot axes about which said wall elements are pivotable through substantially 180° for moving said infrared radiators between said operating duct and said outer ducts, an air suction device, and means for directing air into said air suction device from any of said ducts containing said infrared radiators at a given moment.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
Infrared dryer, comprising an operating duct being at least as wide as a spread out textile fabric web passing through said duct for treatment, outer ducts disposed outside said operating duct, heating walls formed of adjacent wall elements substantially parallel to the surface of the fabric web separating said operating duct from said outer ducts, infrared radiators disposed on said wall elements, pivot axes about which said wall elements are pivotable through substantially 180° for moving said infrared radiators between said operating duct and said outer ducts, an air suction device, and means for directing air into said air suction device from any of said ducts containing said infrared radiators at a given moment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
Infrared dryer according to claim 1, including means for pivoting said wall elements about said axes, said pivoting means being coupled to said directing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 53 words
Infrared dryer according to claim 1, including means for pivoting said wall elements so that said infrared radiators are out of said operating duct when the fabric web stops moving and for pivoting said wall elements so that said infrared radiators are in said operating duct when the fabric web starts moving again.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 53 words
Infrared dryer according to claim 2, including means for pivoting said wall elements so that said infrared radiators are out of said operating duct when the fabric web stops moving and for pivoting said wall elements so that said infrared radiators are in said operating duct when the fabric web starts moving again.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
Infrared dryer according to claim 1, including means for maintaining said radiators at full power while facing into said operating duct and into said outer ducts.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1990-09-14 1991-03-16 1991-09-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1994-09-14 1995-03-16 1995-09-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1998-09-14 1999-03-16 1999-09-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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