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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2017
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Patrick Regan, Singapore, SG;
Shih-Yuan Wu, Taichung, CN;
Geoffrey Nichols, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Yu-Shu Hsiao, Douliu, TW;
Min Chuan Chang, Changhua, TW;
Chang Min-Li, Changhua, TW;
NIKE, INC., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
An oven may facilitate heating, curing, and/or drying processes for manufactured items, such as shoe parts, using multiple groups of infrared sources. Efficiencies of the oven are achieved through a deliberate airflow characteristic, which is accomplished with a configuration of apertures extending through a circulation plate. A higher concentration of apertures is formed in the circulation plate near a center zone relative to zones near an entrance and exit to the oven. Further, the shape of the apertures in the circulation plate aid in improved airflow within the oven.