Abstract: A dryer for printed material and the like including a frame structure with upper and lower heater panel assemblies vertically movably mounted therein. Each heater panel assembly includes a plurality of quartz tube heat lamps. The heater panel assemblies are reciprocated between open and closed positions by a pneumatic cylinder. An air handling system includes a drying air subsystem, a cooling air subsystem and an exhaust system. A control system includes an infrared detector for determining the temperature of printed material in the dryer and automatically adjusts the output of the heat lamps to maintain a predetermined web temperature.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 1983
Date of Patent:
February 26, 1985
Assignee:
Amjo, Inc.
Inventors:
Cecil T. Jacobi, Jr., Charles G. Maupin, James B. Woodsmall, William J. Brown, Bruce E. Thomas, Walton D. Owens, Robert J. Cunningham, Rocky D. Smith