UV CURING APPARATUS UTILIZING A COLD CATHODE FLORESCENT LAMP
First Claim
1. An UV CCFL curing apparatus, comprising:
- a light reflective inner casing having a light reflective inner wall enclosing an inner chamber and an outer wall;
wherein the inner chamber includes at least one front opening facing toward a front side of the apparatus;
an outer casing detachably attached to the outer wall of the inner casing;
an UV CCFL light source comprising at least one UV CCFL detachably retained on the light reflective inner wall of inner casing via electric plugs integrated thereon;
a light-transmissive protective means comprising a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, configured to detachably secured to the inner casing and to receive the UV CCFL light source between the first side thereof and the inner wall of the inner casing;
a power supply capable of supplying an electricity of a high voltage, comprising a power input plug and a substrate attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV CCFL light source via said electric plugs thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to an UV curing apparatus, and more particularly, to an UV CCFL curing apparatus utilizing UV CCFL as light source. In order to provide an curing apparatus capable of generating UV light of high intensity and uniform lighting with great electrical safety and reliability, the UV CCFL curing apparatus of the present invention comprises a detachable UV CCFL light source that is designed and built to operate at high voltage, in a range greater than or equal to one thousand volts, with dielectric plugs and installation guides, and it may preferably include a light-transmissive protective cover to further protect users from direct contact with the UV CCFL light source during the curing operation in the curing chamber of the apparatus and to offer as a further protection to the fragileness of the UV CCFL thin glass tubes, which may too further filter certain wavelength of the UV light, such UVC. The UV CCFL curing apparatus of the present invention is preferably provided for curing UV hardening gel applied onto the nails of multiple fingers or toes all at once. Furthermore, the outer casing of the apparatus is detachably attached to the inner casing to allow a greater user interaction for decorative and entertainment purposes in addition to its protection to the apparatus as a whole.
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1. An UV CCFL curing apparatus, comprising:
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a light reflective inner casing having a light reflective inner wall enclosing an inner chamber and an outer wall;
wherein the inner chamber includes at least one front opening facing toward a front side of the apparatus;an outer casing detachably attached to the outer wall of the inner casing; an UV CCFL light source comprising at least one UV CCFL detachably retained on the light reflective inner wall of inner casing via electric plugs integrated thereon; a light-transmissive protective means comprising a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, configured to detachably secured to the inner casing and to receive the UV CCFL light source between the first side thereof and the inner wall of the inner casing; a power supply capable of supplying an electricity of a high voltage, comprising a power input plug and a substrate attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV CCFL light source via said electric plugs thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An UV CCFL curing apparatus, comprising:
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a light reflective inner casing having a light reflective inner wall enclosing an inner chamber and an outer wall;
wherein the inner chamber includes a front opening facing toward a front side of the apparatus;an outer casing detachably attached to the outer wall of the inner casing; an UV CCFL light source comprising at least one UV CCFL detachably retained on the light reflective inner wall of inner casing via electric plugs integrated thereon;
wherein the at least one UV CCFL is configured into a spring column having said electric plugs disposed on two ends thereof and spaced apart from each other by a height of the spring column;a light-transmissive protective means comprising a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, configured to detachably secured to the inner casing and to receive the UV CCFL light source between the first side thereof and the inner wall of the inner casing; and a power supply capable of supplying an electricity of a high voltage, comprising a power plug and a substrate attached to the inner casing and electrically connected to the UV CCFL light source via said electric plugs thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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