Patent ID: 6023852
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: F26B

Abstract:
An apparatus for drying objects, said apparatus comprising:a housing defining a treatment area within said housing;a conveyor for carrying said objects into and through said treatment area in said housing;a heater for heating drying air to be circulated in said treatment area of said housing;air circulating means for circulating drying air over said objects as said objects are conveyed through said treatment area;said apparatus further characterized in that said treatment area is divided into four zones, a first zone on one side of said conveyor and adjacent an entrance end of said treatment area, a second zone on the other side of said conveyor and adjacent said entrance end of said treatment area, a third zone adjacent an exit end of said treatment area and on the same side of said conveyor as said second zone, and a fourth zone adjacent said exit end of said treatment area and on the same side of said conveyor as said first zone;said air circulating means including a first fan means between said fourth and said first zones and arranged to draw air from said fourth zone and force that air into said first zone, said air circulating means further including a second fan means between said second and said third zones and arranged to draw air from said second zone and force that air into said third zone.