Apparatus for and process of drying articles
OwnerEkhard Goldackinventor
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Abstract
Articles to be dried are fed in a drying chamber to a first carrier element which is moved incrementally in a vertical direction. A subsequent second carrier element with a further article to be dried is then stacked underneath the first carrier element, with the stack of carrier elements is moved incrementally in vertical direction. Each carrier element with provided with a transport mechanism for receiving articles to be dried and discharging dried articles, whereby an aeration system circulates warm drying air through the drying chamber. The carrier elements are stacked on one another, whereby a lifting device is configured for moving the stack in vertical direction.
Claims34
A process of drying articles, comprising the steps of:
- feeding into the drying chamber an article to be dried onto a first carrier element;
- incrementally moving the first carrier element in a vertical direction;
- circulating warm drying air in a drying chamber;
- stacking a second carrier element with an article to be dried in a manner selected from the group consisting of directly underneath and directly above the first carrier element, to form a stack of carrier elements;
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- incrementally moving the stack of carrier elements in a vertical direction.
Apparatus for drying articles, comprising:
- a drying chamber;
- an aeration system for circulating warm drying air in the drying chamber;
- a stack of superimposed carrier elements accommodated in the drying chamber, each said carrier element having a transport mechanism for receiving articles to be dried and transfer of dried articles;
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- a lifting device for moving the stack of carrier elements in a vertical direction.
A process of drying articles, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a carrier element underneath a first stack of superimposed carrier elements in a drying chamber, with each of the carrying elements supporting an article to be dried;
- elevating the carrier element by a lifting device to engage from underneath a lowermost carrier element of the stack of carrier elements;
- incrementally moving in a vertical direction all stacked carrier elements by a predetermined distance commensurate with a dimension of a carrier element;
- circulating drying air through hollows formed between the stacked carrier elements for drying the articles;
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- removing an uppermost carrier element from the stack of carrier elements, as the stack of carrier elements is moved incrementally in the vertical direction, for withdrawal of dried articles.
Apparatus for drying articles, comprising:
- a drying chamber;
- an aeration system for circulating drying air in the drying chamber;
- a first stack of superimposed carrier elements accommodated in the drying chamber and receiving articles to be dried;
- a lifting device for incrementally moving the stack of carrier elements in a vertical direction through the drying chamber;
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- withdrawal means for removing an uppermost carrier element, carrying dried articles, from the stack, as the stack of carrier elements is moved incrementally in the vertical direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.