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US 5,861,633 AGranted
Irradiator apparatus
AssigneeCon-Trol-Cure, Inc.
InventorPanagiotis Mandellos
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AssigneeCon-Trol-Cure, Inc.
InventorPanagiotis Mandellos
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An irradiator includes an elongated housing having an interior recess opening outwardly along a longitudinal length of the housing. A plurality of generally planar relatively thin ribs are supported within the recess substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the housing and define laterally spaced substantially symmetrical contour surfaces operative to support reflector members. The ribs are readily interchangeable to support reflector members so as to establish generally parabolic, semi-circular or elliptical reflector profiles. A pair of lamp holder assemblies are supported within the housing recess for supporting a source of light energy, such as an elongated ultraviolet light bulb, intermediate the contour surfaces to enable focused or nonfocused irradiation of energy. In one embodiment, shutters as provided to substantially preclude irradiation when in closed positions.
An irradiator comprising, in combination, an elongated housing having a longitudinal axis and defining an interior recess opening outwardly along a longitudinal length of said housing, at least one generally planar rib supported within said recess in substantially transverse relation to the longitudinal axis of said housing, said rib defining a pair of laterally spaced substantially symmetrical contour surfaces having either generally parabolic or elliptical profiles, lamp holders supported within said recess for supporting a source of light energy intermediate said contour surfaces, and at least one reflector member disposed against each of said contour surfaces so as to define a light energy reflector surface having a profile established by the profile of the corresponding contour surface, said light reflective surfaces being operative to effect irradiation of energy from a source supported by said lamp holders.
An irradiator apparatus comprising, in combination, an elongated housing having a base wall and a pair of laterally spaced side walls connected to lateral marginal edges of said base wall in substantially right-angle relation thereto, said base and side walls defining an open sided recess extending longitudinally of said housing, a plurality of relatively thin ribs mounted within said recess in transverse relation to the longitudinal axis of said housing, said ribs having laterally opposed contour surfaces defining profile surfaces disposed in longitudinal alignment within said recess, at least one reflector member supported against each of said contour surfaces so that said reflector members have transverse profiles corresponding to said profile surfaces defined by said contour surfaces, said reflector members having laterally spaced marginal edges supported to enable air flow over opposite surfaces of said reflector members to effect heat transfer from said reflector members.
An irradiator comprising, in combination, an elongated housing defining an interior recess having a longitudinal axis and opening outwardly along a longitudinal length of said housing, at least one rib supported within said recess and having mutually opposed generally elliptical or parabolic profile edge surfaces symmetrical about a relation longitudinal median plane containing the longitudinal axis of said housing, at least one reflector member supported against each of said profile edge surfaces so that said reflector members have corresponding elliptical or parabolic transverse profiles and lie in laterally spaced relation symmetrical to the longitudinal axis of said recess, lamp holder means disposed within said recess for supporting a source of light energy intermediate said reflector members, said reflector members being operative to effect irradiation of energy from said light source when supported by said lamp holder means and being configured to enable air flow over opposite surfaces thereof to effect cooling of said reflector members without significantly cooling said source of light energy.
A rib for supporting a reflector member in an irradiator device, said rib comprising a relatively thin rigid member having a central axis and including a pair of laterally opposed leg portions generally symmetrical about said central axis, said leg portions having first ends interconnected to each other and having second ends disposed in spaced apart relation, said leg portions defining mutually opposed symmetrical profile edge surfaces each of which terminates adjacent the corresponding first end in a recess adapted to receive a marginal edge of a reflector member when disposed against the corresponding profile edge surface.
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