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US 12,173,963 B2Granted
Dryer conveyor belt tracking system
AssigneeM&R Printing Equipment, Inc.
InventorsRichard C. Hoffman, Jr., Mariusz Switalski, Jerzy Podstawka, Dariusz Tkacz
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Abstract
The present invention provides a conveyor belt tracking system for a dryer having a web of a mesh material having a protrusion extending along the length proximal one lateral edge and above a flat surface and a first generally cylindrical roller having a three-tiered slot for receiving the protrusion and two flanking shallow tracks for receiving base flanges.
Claims20
A multi-zone textile dryer comprising:
- a housing having a first side wall, a second opposing side wall, a first end wall, a second opposing end wall, a bottom wall and a top wall, the housing having a first opening at a first end and a second opening at an opposing second end;
- a separation wall extending longitudinally within the housing dividing an interior of the housing into a first zone and a second zone;
- a first conveyor having a first belt extending from the first opening of the housing through the first zone and to the second opening of the housing, the first belt having a horizontal surface for receiving articles to be dried, and a second conveyor having a second belt extending from the first opening of the housing through the second zone and to the second opening of the housing, the second belt having a horizontal surface for receiving articles to be dried, wherein the first belt is parallel to and coextensive with the second belt;
- an air distribution system including:
- a hot air blower for supplying hot air into the first zone and the second zone;
- and,
- a fresh air blower for supplying fresh air into the second zone.
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