Drying apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9982941
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14832196

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A drying apparatus includes a furnace body; a conveyor belt configured to move in an interior space of the furnace body, with an object to be dried loaded thereon; and a plurality of infrared heaters arranged above the conveyor belt in the interior space of the furnace body. A division wall is provided, which divides the interior space of the furnace body into a space S1 including the conveyor belt and a space S2 including the infrared heaters. In the division wall, first portions located at positions corresponding to the respective infrared heaters in the longitudinal direction are made of a material that transmits infrared radiation, whereas second portions located at positions corresponding to respective spaces between adjacent infrared heaters in the longitudinal direction are made of a material that does not transmit infrared radiation.

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  • NGK INSULATORS, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fujita, Shuhei Nagoya, JP 27 135
Tsuji, Hiroyuki Nagoya, JP 167 1693
Yoshida, Shinya Nagoya, JP 70 1126

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