US Patent:
20090017408, Jan 15, 2009
Inventors:
James L. Pakkala - Livonia MI, US
Joseph M. Klobucar - Ann Arbor MI, US
Guang Yu - Novi MI, US
Assignee:
Durr Systems, Inc. - Plymouth MI
International Classification:
F26B 3/04
F26B 3/30
US Classification:
432145, 432147, 432143, 432175, 34267
Abstract:
A radiant convection oven for baking a coating on an article which includes an oven enclosure receiving coating articles, a fan receiving fresh air and directing the fresh air to a burner or burners, a plurality of heat radiators each having an internal chamber receiving heated fresh air from the burner. The radiators are located within the oven opposite a coating article, radiating heat energy to the coated article, and a plurality of nozzles connected to the internal chamber of the radiators directing fresh heated onto the article, transferring convection heat energy to the coated article. In the disclosed embodiment, the radiators include radiating side and bottom walls having a relatively shallow depth, increasing the flow rate through the radiators, reducing the size and cost of the radiators and the fan.