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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1985
Russell E Thorson, Outagamie County, WI (US);
Douglas J Marver, Marathon County, WI (US);
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Neenah, WI (US);
Abstract
A heating apparatus at the end of a diaper production line composed of a series of radiant energy sources. These radiant energy sources are controlled so as to emit differing concentrations of radiant energy. The sources are controlled so as to emit radiant energy more absorbent by diaper polymer backing sheets in the first section of the heater and more absorbent by heat-shrinkable diaper elastics in the downstream portion of the heater. Further, the temperature of the heaters is preferably controlled to the desired infrared range by blowing hot air past the heaters and onto the diapers so as to provide conductive transfer and at the same time control the infrared radiant energy that is provided by the heaters.