Radiant unit in the form of a portal, particularly for use as a drying and baking tunnel for the automobile industry
AssigneeHeraeus Quarzschmelze GmbH
InventorsUdo Hennecke, Norbert Mittelstadt, Eberhard Muller
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Abstract
Disclosed is a self-contained radiant unit in the form of a portal for use particularly as a drying and baking tunnel for the automobile industry which is equipped with a plurality of infrared lamps on its inner surfaces. Air inlet openings are provided in the roof and/or side walls of the portal, at least over the region midway along with their horizontal extension, for the turbulence-free removal of the vapors emanating from the surface of the object being treated as well as of suspended particles present in the drying and baking zone.
Claims12
An irradiating unit in the form of a portal having sidewalls and a roof, said portal also having a plurality of radiating means, disposed therein said roof and sidewalls having air inlet openings at least in a central region thereof, facing toward the interior of the portal wherein an air-evacuation channel is disposed at least on one face of the portal with aspirating holes constructed towards the interior of the portal, the air-evacuation channel running completely around the face of the portal to provide turbulence free removal of vapors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.