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US 11,154,386 B2Granted
Dental furnace
AssigneeVita Zhan Fabrik H. Rauter GmbH & Co. KG
InventorThomas Baholzer
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Abstract
A dental furnace for firing dental-ceramic compounds comprises a firing chamber for receiving ceramic elements to be fired. Further, a heating device for heating and firing the ceramic element is provided. The heating device comprises at least one heating element for producing IR radiation in the range of 0.8-5 μm.
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A dental furnace for firing dental-ceramic compounds, comprising
- a firing chamber for receiving ceramic elements to be fired;
- a heating device for heating/firing said ceramic elements;
- a receiving element arranged in the firing chamber for receiving the ceramic elements;
- wherein said receiving elements comprises a radiation-absorbing material which in particular absorbs infrared radiation such that said receiving element serves as an additional heating element;
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- wherein said heating device comprises at least one quick-response heating element for producing IR radiation in the range of between about 0.8-5 μm.
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A dental furnace for firing dental-ceramic compounds, comprising:
- a firing chamber for receiving ceramic elements to be fired, and a heating device for heating and/or firing said ceramic element;
- wherein said heating device comprises at least one quick-response heating element for producing IR radiation in the range of between about 0.8-5 μm;
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- wherein the heating of the at least one quick-response heating element from a cold condition up to reaching a radiation peak takes place in less than 10 seconds.
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