Abstract: A dryer-cooling machine for combining a single face corrugated paper web whose flute peaks are wetted by lines of water-based adhesive with a liner web. The machine serves to cure the adhesive and thereby bond the webs together to form doubleface corrugated board. The singleface web and the liner web which overlies the flute peaks are transported by a conveyor belt through a heating zone and a cooling zone. In the heating zone, the belt carrying the webs passes through a funnel. Air is blown through the funnel to create in the converging region above the webs a static pressure which forces the liner into intimate contact with the flute peaks. Above this region are infrared heater elements. The wall of the funnel between the heater elements and the converging region is permeable to infrared rays whereby these rays penetrate the region and are absorbed by the liner to heat the wet adhesive, the resultant water vapors being carried away by the air flowing through the funnel.

Abstract: Apparatus for drying webs which includes a housing having two compartments with one compartment open on one side and having heating elements therein. The other of said compartments is closed and has air inlet and outlet openings for circulation of air normally therethrough. An air control valve is disposed between the compartments and functions to direct all of the air into the open compartment should the web speed decrease or the movement of the web terminate completely.

Abstract: Curing and drying apparatus for printing inks which includes a housing having openings for passing a printed web therethrough and lamp assemblies each including a shell, a reflector and an ultraviolet light lamp or radiator for focusing radiation onto said web. Blowers are coupled to said housing for feeding air about the back side of said reflectors and about the sockets for the lamps to remove excess heat and novel and improved means are provided for protecting said lamps and major portions of the lamp necks from said cooling air to prevent lowering the temperature and therefore the efficiency of the lamps.