Dryer assembly
First Claim
1. A dryer for textiles having a heating chamber with an input opening and an exit opening and a mechanism for moving the textiles through the input opening and heating chamber and out the exit opening, comprising:
- at least one detector sensing temperature inside the chamber;
a controller receiving the sensed temperature and displaying and/or printing the sensed temperature over time.
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Abstract
A textile dryer capable of monitoring heating chamber temperature (internal thermocouple), peak ink temperature (absorption infrared probe at exit), real-time ink temperature (donut thermocouple) as the textile travels through the chamber, and gas consumption is disclosed. A controller permits one to set numerous parameters and view graphs of the monitored variables over time. Recipes or job settings can be stored for recall and use later. In addition, visual and audible warnings and alarms are incorporated into the system.
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18 Claims
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1. A dryer for textiles having a heating chamber with an input opening and an exit opening and a mechanism for moving the textiles through the input opening and heating chamber and out the exit opening, comprising:
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at least one detector sensing temperature inside the chamber;
a controller receiving the sensed temperature and displaying and/or printing the sensed temperature over time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The dryer for textiles having a heating chamber with an input opening and an exit opening and a mechanism for moving the textiles though the input opening and heating chamber and out the exit opening, comprising:
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at least one detector sensing the surface temperature of the textile either inside the chamber or as it exits the chamber;
a controller receiving the sensed temperature and displaying and/or printing the sensed temperature over time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A dryer for textiles having a heating chamber with an input opening and an exit opening and a mechanism for moving the textiles through the input opening and heating chamber and out the exit opening, comprising:
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at least one detector traveling on the mechanism for moving the textiles and sensing the temperature as it travels; and
,a controller receiving the sensed temperature and displaying and/or printing the sensed temperature over time. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A dryer for textiles having a heating chamber with an input opening and an exit opening and a mechanism for moving the textiles through the input opening and heating chamber and out the exit opening, comprising:
a controller for storing at least one set of dryer settings associated with the dryer for recalling and applying to the dryer, each set of dryer settings including;
a chamber temperature setting; and
,a speed setting for the mechanism moving the textiles. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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