Fusion Uv Systems, Inc.

Richard W Stowe

A UV dryer for curing multiple surfaces of a product comprises a plurality of UV lamps connected end-to-end to form an assembly having a longitudinal axis. Each lamp includes a tubular envelope aligned along the longitudinal axis. The assembly is pivotable along the longitudinal axis at &plusmn; angle from a vertical plane containing the longitudinal axis to direct radiation from the assembly toward a leading, top and trailing surface of the product as the product is moved toward, underneath, and away from the assembly, respectively.

UV dryer for curing multiple surfaces of a product

A method for passing multiple fibers having curable coating thereon through a high intensity curing zone comprises an irradiator having a curing zone; a transparent tube enclosing the curing zone; a plurality of coating dies disposed upstream of the irradiator to coat the fibers; and a plurality of take-up mechanisms disposed downstream of the irradiator to guide the fibers through the curing zone. The coating dies and the take-up mechanisms are rotatably displaced relative to each other about a longitudinal axis through the centerline of the curing zone so that the fibers at an intermediate location between the coating dies and the take-up mechanisms define a cylindrical volume having a diameter less than the diameter of the tube so that the multiple fibers can pass simultaneously through the tube.

Method for passing multiple fibers through a small zone of high intensity radiant energy

An ink-jet applicator comprises a print head including a housing; a guide operably secured to the housing to guide the housing across a medium being imprinted; a UV light source disposed at one end of the guide to generate a beam of radiation; and a mirror carried by the housing adapted to reflect the beam onto the UV curable coating deposited by the print head onto the work surface.

Apparatus and method for curing UV curable ink, coating or adhesive applied with an ink-jet applicator

An apparatus for passing multiple fibers having curable coating thereon through a high intensity curing zone comprises an irradiator having a curing zone; a transparent tube enclosing the curing zone; a plurality of coating dies disposed upstream of the irradiator to coat the fibers; and a plurality of take-up mechanisms disposed downstream of the irradiator to guide the fibers through the curing zone. The coating dies and the take-up mechanisms are rotatably displaced relative to each other about a longitudinal axis through the centerline of the curing zone so that the fibers at an intermediate location between the coating dies and the take-up mechanisms define a cylindrical volume having a diameter less than the diameter of the tube so that the multiple fibers can pass simultaneously through the tube.

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Hillandale, MD, United States of America

Richard W Stowe