Patent ID: 9651303
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: F26B,F27B

Claim:
1. A curing oven for conveying printed substrates past at least one heater to attain a curing of applied printed ink, comprising: a structured oven framed of a series of side walls, at least one end wall, and a top and bottom wall, said structured oven incorporating framework to hold said walls together; a conveyor provided upwardly within the oven and supported by said framework, said conveyor being of continuous design and structured and provided for holding printed textiles in a vertical position as the textiles are conveyed through said structured oven; said conveyor being of a longitudinal length, and at least one heater provided within the structured oven and arranged longitudinally partially along a length and within the said conveyor, and arranged vertically approximately centrally of a continuous conveyor; whereby upon movement of the printed textiles as vertically suspended from said continuous conveyor the printed textiles are exposed to at least one side of the heater to achieve a curing of printed ink previously applied to the printed textiles; a caming mechanism; and a clip for holding one of the printed substrates when the printed substrate is being moved by the conveyor, the clip for releasing the printed substrate when contacting the caming mechanism upon completion of a curing operation.