Back to results
US 12,264,098 B2Granted
Curing oven and method of controlling curing oven
AssigneeRockwool A/S
InventorOle Andreasen
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A curing oven for curing a mineral wool web includes an air permeable conveyor for advancing the mineral wool web through a substantially closed cabinet from a mineral wool web inlet provided at one end of the cabinet to a mineral wool web outlet provided at another end of the cabinet. The curing oven also includes a heated air inlet arranged for directing a flow of heated air through the conveyor. The curing oven includes at least one wool deformation detector.
Claims10
A curing oven for curing a mineral wool web, comprising:
- an air permeable conveyor for advancing the mineral wool web through a substantially closed cabinet from a mineral wool web inlet provided at one end of the cabinet to a mineral wool web outlet provided at another end of the cabinet;
- a heated air inlet arranged for directing a flow of heated air through the conveyor;
- at least one wool deformation detector configured for detecting wool deformation inside the curing oven, and
- a control system configured to regulate pressure of the flow of heated air based on input from the wool deformation detector.
1 more element
A method for curing mineral wool in a curing oven comprising the steps of:
- advancing a mineral wool web through a substantially closed cabinet from a mineral wool web inlet provided at one end of the cabinet to a mineral wool web outlet provided at another end of the cabinet,
- directing a flow of heated air through the conveyor and into the mineral wool web,
- detecting potential wool web deformation in the curing oven,
- regulating pressure of the flow of heated air based on the detected potential wool web deformation.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.