US4972606A — Control damper for radiant oven

Claim 1

Independent Claim 100 words

A drying oven comprising first wall and a second wall situated in spaced apart relation to the first wall to define an air conducting passageway therebetween, said second wall defining, at least in part, a chamber in which objects are to be irradiated with infrared energy from said second wall, supply means for providing heated air to contact the first wall, inlet means for conducting heated air through the first wall into said air conducting passageway, and valve means for selectively controlling flow of heated air generated by the supply means through said inlet means into the air conducting passageway.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 100 words

A drying oven comprising first wall and a second wall situated in spaced apart relation to the first wall to define an air conducting passageway therebetween, said second wall defining, at least in part, a chamber in which objects are to be irradiated with infrared energy from said second wall, supply means for providing heated air to contact the first wall, inlet means for conducting heated air through the first wall into said air conducting passageway, and valve means for selectively controlling flow of heated air generated by the supply means through said inlet means into the air conducting passageway.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 45 words

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the supply means includes a heater means for heating air, a blower means for blowing air heated by the heater means, and a first conduit means for directing heated air blown by blower means to contact the first wall.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 24 words

The apparatus of claim 1 further including second conduit means, connected between the air conducting passageway and the supply means, for recirculating heated air.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 19 words

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the inlet means includes a plurality of apertures defined by the first wall.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 22 words

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the valve means includes a damper plate attached to the first wall for sliding movement thereon.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 31 words

The apparatus of claim 4 wherein at least some apertures have air flow controlled by the valve means which includes at least some damper plates slidably attached to the first wall.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 22 words

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said damper plates are serially arranged to cover correspondingly arranged apertures defined by the first wall.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 86 words

In a radiant oven for drying coated articles, said oven being of the type having first and second walls forming a heated air passageway therebetween with said second wall serving as a radiating surface for said oven and with said first wall having apertures therein which admit heated air to said passageway, the improvement comprising a plurality of selectively placed dampers on said first wall selectively to close additional apertures therein, thereby selectively to heat portions of said second wall in close proximity to said dampers.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 86 words

In a radiant oven for drying coated articles, said oven being of the type having first and second walls forming a heated air passageway therebetween with said second wall serving as a radiating surface for said oven and with said first wall having apertures therein which admit heated air to said passageway, the improvement comprising a plurality of selectively placed dampers on said first wall selectively to close additional apertures therein, thereby selectively to heat portions of said second wall in close proximity to said dampers.

Claim 11

Independent Claim 112 words

A method for evenly drying coated objects with a radiative oven comprising the steps of, providing a radiative wall having an absorbing surface to absorb heat and an appropriate radiating surface to emit infrared radiation, contacting a predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall with an amount of heated air, regulating the amount of heated air contacting the predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall by providing a first wall defining an aperture and a control damper fitted to limit the amount of heated air passing through the aperture in the first wall to contact the predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall.

Claim 12

Independent Claim 112 words

A method for evenly drying coated objects with a radiative oven comprising the steps of, providing a radiative wall having an absorbing surface to absorb heat and an appropriate radiating surface to emit infrared radiation, contacting a predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall with an amount of heated air, regulating the amount of heated air contacting the predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall by providing a first wall defining an aperture and a control damper fitted to limit the amount of heated air passing through the aperture in the first wall to contact the predetermined portion of the absorbing surface of the radiative wall.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 109 words

A radiant oven comprising internal side walls arranged to direct infrared energy at objects in said oven and outer side walls spaced outwardly from said internal side walls to provide a heated air passageway therebetween, said outer side walls having apertures at their lower portions to admit heated air to said passageway to move upwardly therethrough to heat said internal side walls, and means for selectively heating portions of said internal side walls to higher temperatures, said selective heating means including a plurality of additional apertures in said outer side walls opposite said portions, respectively, of said internal side walls, and moveable dampers for selectively closing said additional apertures.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 109 words

A radiant oven comprising internal side walls arranged to direct infrared energy at objects in said oven and outer side walls spaced outwardly from said internal side walls to provide a heated air passageway therebetween, said outer side walls having apertures at their lower portions to admit heated air to said passageway to move upwardly therethrough to heat said internal side walls, and means for selectively heating portions of said internal side walls to higher temperatures, said selective heating means including a plurality of additional apertures in said outer side walls opposite said portions, respectively, of said internal side walls, and moveable dampers for selectively closing said additional apertures.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1993-11-26	1994-05-28	1994-11-27	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1997-11-26	1998-05-28	1998-11-27	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2001-11-26	2002-05-28	2002-11-27	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Control damper for radiant oven

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