Patent ID: 6176184
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: B41F,B41P,F26B

Abstract:
A dryer for drying ink applied to a web by a printing press comprising:a casing having an air plenum and a plurality of orifices for communicating the air plenum with the exterior of the casing. the casing being adapted to be mounted with the orifices adjacent the web,a source of pressurized air,an air passage for conveying pressurized air from the source of pressurized air to the air plenum,an electric heater positioned in said air passage for heating the air as it moves from the source of pressurized air to the air plenum, and controlling means for controlling the pressure of the air in the plenum, the controlling means including an externally sensed dome loaded regulator having a set point side and an opposite side, a set point regulator connected to the set point side of the dome loaded regulator, the air plenum being connected to the opposite side of the dome loaded regulator.