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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1993
Yoshitaka Hata, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Tetsuya Kuga, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Hidekazu Kurihara, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Toshihiko Kogame, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Abstract
A holding plate holding a number of chip components coated with electrode paste is carried into a furnace body. The furnace body includes a rotator which is intermittently rotated about a shaft. The rotator is provided with a plurality of radial blades, each of which is provided with a pair of inward holding grooves for holding both side portions of the holding plate. The holding plate is carried to an inlet portion and outlet portion by a conveyor and the plate is inserted into the holding grooves by an introduction arm. The furnace is provided with heaters and fans to dry the electrode paste during rotation of the rotator.