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US 2015/0308740 A1Published application
Curing oven for printed Substratees
AssigneeBBC Industries, Inc.
InventorsRonald G. Vinyard, John Vinyard
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Abstract
An oven and method for curing inks on various substrates and textiles, such as clothing or shirts, conveyed by an overhanging vertically oriented chain conveyor. Clips are attached to the chain conveyor for holding the printed textile in a vertical oven mount, as they pass by the radiant heating elements structured in the curing oven during usage.
Claims15
A curing oven for conveying printed substrates past at least one heater to attain a curing of its applied printed ink, comprising:
- a structured oven framed of a series of side walls, at least one end wall, and a top and bottom wall, said structured oven incorporating framework to hold said walls together;
- a conveyor means provided upwardly within the oven and supported by said framework, said conveyor means being of continuous design and structured and provided for holding the printed textiles in a vertical position as the textiles are conveyed through said structured oven;
- said conveyor means being of a longitudinal length, and at least one heater provided within the structured oven and arranged longitudinally partially along the length and within the said conveyor means, and arranged vertically approximately centrally of the continuous conveyor;
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- whereby upon movement of the printed textiles as vertically suspended from said continuous conveyor the textile print is exposed to at least one side of the heater to achieve a curing of the printed ink previously applied to the printed textiles.
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