Infrared can curing oven
AssigneeStolle Machinery Company, LLC
InventorIan Kenneth Scholey
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Abstract
A can curing oven including a housing assembly, a transfer assembly, and a number of heating units. The housing assembly defines a generally enclosed space. The transfer assembly is structured to support and move a number of can bodies. The transfer assembly includes an elongated transfer belt. The transfer belt is movably coupled to the housing assembly and is structured to move through the housing assembly enclosed space. The number of heating units are structured to generate an effective amount of received heat.
Claims20
A can curing oven structured to cure a coating on a can body sidewall outer surface, said can curing oven comprising:
- a housing assembly defining a generally enclosed space;
- a transfer assembly structured to support and move a number of can bodies;
- said transfer assembly including an elongated transfer belt;
- said transfer belt movably coupled to said housing assembly and structured to move through said housing assembly enclosed space;
- a heating assembly including a number of heating units;
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- said number of heating units structured to generate a total effective amount of received heat.
A can curing oven structured to cure a coating on a can body sidewall outer surface, said can curing oven comprising:
- a housing assembly defining a generally enclosed space;
- a transfer assembly structured to support and move a number of can bodies;
- said transfer belt movably coupled to said housing assembly and structured to move through said housing assembly enclosed space;
- a heating assembly including a number of infrared heating units;
- and
- said number of infrared heating units structured to generate a total effective amount of received heat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.