Patent ID: 11874058
Assignee: STOLLE MACHINERY COMPANY, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 19:
20. A can curing oven comprising:
a housing assembly including a heating assembly comprising a number of laterally disposed heating units; and
a transfer assembly including a transfer belt structured to support a number of can bodies in a vertical orientation and to move said number of can bodies past said number of laterally disposed heating units to cure a coating on said can bodies,
wherein said transfer assembly includes a plurality of support pads; and wherein each said support pad structured to support a base portion of can body,
wherein said plurality of support pads are driven support pads, wherein each driven pad is rotatably coupled to said transfer assembly transfer belt; and wherein said driven pad includes a body having a generally circular drive engagement surface,
wherein said housing assembly includes an elongated drive bar; and wherein said drive bar is disposed adjacent said transfer belt and structured to operatively engage said driven pad body drive engagement surface.