Patent ID: 8038436
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: F26B,F27B

Abstract:
1. An oven for simultaneously heating a back surface of a textile article and cooling an opposing pile surface of the textile article, comprising: a housing having a curing chamber which heats the back surface of the textile article to an elevated temperature; a duct system extending through said housing and terminating in a plurality of dispersion orifices proximate to the opposing pile surface with a plurality of egress vents; an air supply with a temperature less than said elevated temperature, said air supply flowing through said duct system to the opposing pile surface of the textile article opposite said curing chamber and flowing out of said housing through said egress vents; and a partition separating said curing chamber from said dispersion orifices, wherein said curing chamber further comprises a plurality of heat ducts and recirculation ducts and wherein said egress vents comprise a plurality of exhaust ducts, said air supply flows out of said housing through said exhaust ducts without any recirculation back into said housing.