Ultraviolet curing
OwnerClayton Sampsoninventor
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Abstract
A curing apparatus comprises a plurality of light emitting areas each being operable to emit ultraviolet radiation. In one embodiment, each area is made up of one or more ultraviolet light emitting diodes.
Claims13
An ultraviolet curing apparatus comprising a plurality of light emitting areas operable to emit ultraviolet light.
A delivery and curing apparatus for use in the delivery and curing of a curable material comprising a delivery head controllable to deliver a quantity of curable material, and a device having a plurality of areas operable to emit UV radiation to at least partially cure the material delivered by the delivery head.
A method of curing a curable material comprising controlling the operation of an array of UV LEDs to emit ultraviolet radiation to a pre-determined target area, and/or controlling the operation of an array of W LEDs to control the intensity of ultraviolet radiation incident upon a target area.
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