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Coating dryer system

  • US 6,256,903 B1
  • Filed: 03/09/1999
  • Issued: 07/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dryer system for drying a coating applied to a substrate, the dryer system comprising:

  • a substrate support supporting the substrate, wherein the substrate support includes a roll having a length and a peripheral surface for supporting the substrate;

    a plurality of energy emitters disposed within the roll along the length of the roll;

    means for controlling the plurality of energy emitters to selectively emit energy along the length of the roll;

    means for impinging the substrate on the roll with heated air; and

    means for creating a partial vacuum adjacent the substrate to withdraw the heated air away from the substrate once the heated air has impinged the substrate.

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