EP2019956A1 - Irradiation apparatus, and irradiation method - Google Patents
Irradiation apparatus, and irradiation methodInfo
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- EP2019956A1 EP2019956A1 EP07729222A EP07729222A EP2019956A1 EP 2019956 A1 EP2019956 A1 EP 2019956A1 EP 07729222 A EP07729222 A EP 07729222A EP 07729222 A EP07729222 A EP 07729222A EP 2019956 A1 EP2019956 A1 EP 2019956A1
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- irradiation
- irradiation device
- reflector
- lamp housing
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B3/00—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat
- F26B3/28—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by radiation, e.g. from the sun
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- the invention relates to an irradiation device for irradiating objects in an irradiation room, in particular for UV irradiation of three-dimensionally shaped objects, comprising a lamp housing having a light exit opening, an elongated light source arranged in the lamp housing and a primary reflector arranged in the lamp housing Irradiation of objects to the primary reflector towards emitted light through the light exit opening in the irradiation room in particular to a pointing to the light exit opening surface of the objects reflected.
- the invention also relates to a corresponding irradiation method.
- An irradiation device of this kind is known, for example, from EP 1 169 611 B1 of the Applicant.
- the known irradiation device is used above all for curing solvent-free coating systems which are transported for irradiation through an irradiation space located in front of a light outlet opening of the lamp housing, for example for curing printing inks on printing substrates in web and sheet-fed offset printing machines.
- the UV lamp of such an irradiation device usually consists of a mercury medium-pressure gas discharge lamp, the emission spectrum of which can be adapted by appropriate doping to the chemical composition of the respective paint or varnish.
- the irradiation device has a reflector disposed within the lamp housing, which extends over the entire length of the lamp and surrounds it during the irradiation on the side remote from the light exit opening side semicircular to that of the UV lamp of the Light exit opening away into the interior of the housing emit ⁇ deep UV light through the light exit opening out of the housing to steer the coating system located in front of the light exit opening.
- the surfaces to be hardened are not uniformly irradiated with the UV light emitted by the lamp, which moreover falls only partially on the surfaces to be irradiated, while the remainder reaches the walls of the irradiation space, whereby the UV radiation Light even in the case of a mirroring of these walls is largely ineffective. Since not only in the case of objects to be cured but also in other objects often a part of the surfaces to be cured is completely or partially remote from the light exit opening of the irradiation facilities, it is also necessary for irradiation of these surfaces, either the objects during their Vorbeipearss to the light exit opening rotate or arrange further irradiation devices around the transport path of the objects. While the first mentioned action complicates the handling of the objects, the latter has the latter measure not only results in higher investment and operating costs but also in overall deterioration of the radiation balance.
- the object of the invention is to improve an irradiation device and an irradiation method of the type mentioned at the outset so that a better utilization of the light is made possible, in particular in the irradiation of three-dimensionally shaped objects.
- a uniform surface treatment with simple handling should be ensured.
- This object is achieved by at least one arranged outside the lamp housing adjustable secondary reflector, which partially surrounds the irradiation room and adjusted by adjusting means in its orientation to the objects so that the objects are irradiated on their side facing away from the light exit opening surface.
- the measure according to the invention it is possible by means of a suitable alignment of the at least one secondary reflector according to the shape and size of the objects on the one hand to direct a considerably larger part and ideally almost 100 percent of the light emerging from the light exit opening onto the surfaces to be cured of the objects and On the other hand, to achieve a uniform all-round irradiation of these surfaces with light or electromagnetic radiation.
- the radiation incident in the object area of the irradiation space or on the respective object located there is thus composed of direct light from the light source, reflected light reflected from the primary reflector with a large opening angle and from the shadow side of the object remote from the light exit opening via the secondary reflector reflected reflection light. This not only allows the handling of the objects to be - A -
- the term primary or secondary reflector has been chosen because the light emitted from the light source or UV lamp away from the lamp chamber toward the interior of the housing is first reflected by the primary reflector disposed inside the housing and emitted out of the lamp housing through the light exit opening before a part This light is reflected on the secondary reflector again and thrown onto the object.
- the secondary reflector comprises a plurality of reflector segments, which are adjustable with respect to each other by means of the adjusting means, so that to adapt to differently shaped objects, the geometry of the secondary reflector and thus the alignment of reflective surfaces of the reflector segments can be changed as needed.
- the reflector segments preferably have an elongate shape, wherein they are aligned parallel to one another and to the light source or to a transport path, along which the objects to be irradiated pass from the conveyor in a transport direction parallel to the longitudinal axis of the light source past the light exit opening through the conveyor Irradiation space to be transported.
- the adjacent reflector segments are preferably angle-adjustable to each other pivoted and pivotable relative to each other about a pivot axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the light source, so that their alignment, ie in this case their angular position in a plane perpendicular to the transport path to adapt to the respective object geometry.
- the pivot axes between adjacent reflector segments are advantageously arranged in extension of reflective surfaces of the reflector segments, so that the distance between the reflective surfaces of adjacent reflector segments during pivoting thereof does not change.
- the adjusting means for adjusting the reflector segments are preferably arranged at their rear side facing away from the irradiation space, wherein in the case of a manual adjustment in discrete steps appropriately adjacent reflector segments are provided with overlapping adjusting members, which can be locked in relation to each other in different positions, for example by in each of the overlapping pairs of adjusting members, a row of passage openings or bolt holes which is coaxial with the pivot axis and which can be brought into coincidence for passing a locking bolt in different pairs.
- the adjusting means may also include one or more servo motors, if the adjustment of the reflector segments is to be motorized and / or stepless.
- the secondary reflector is preferably mounted cantilevered on the lamp housing adjacent to the light exit opening, wherein it is expedient as a whole in relation to the lamp housing adjustable.
- the secondary reflector may expediently have a variable number of reflector segments and / or alternatively be exchangeable for a secondary reflector with a different number or arrangement of reflector segments.
- the secondary reflector is formed by two opposing individual reflectors which are mounted on both sides of the light exit opening on the lamp housing and preferably each pivotable about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the light source pivot axis, so that they at least partially the irradiation space on opposite sides of the transport path of the objects in a half space limit and align according to the geometry of the objects.
- the two individual reflectors are preferably adjustable independently of one another so that an object geometry which is asymmetrical in relation to the transport path can also be taken into account.
- each individual reflector In order to optimally adapt the alignment of each individual reflector with respect to a uniform irradiation to the given geometry of the objects, it is expedient to carry out a so-called ray-tracing before the irradiation, in which the light path for different adjustment positions of each individual reflector or of its Reflector segments is mathematically simulated to then select the best adjustment.
- the primary reflector preferably has an opening angle of more than 90 ° and is
- expediently designed as a hinged reflector which can be moved to start the lamp and to interrupt the irradiation between the lamp and the light exit opening.
- the latter is expediently closed by a quartz glass pane in order to prevent the penetration of contaminants into the lamp housing and to permit independent air conduction inside the housing and in the irradiation space and in the latter to provide an oxygen-reduced atmosphere.
- a respective front reflector is advantageously arranged in order to achieve a better utilization of the light emitted by the lamp by a virtual extension of the lamp.
- the at least one secondary reflector with respect to the light exit opening is positioned so that the surfaces of the objects are irradiated all around at the same time.
- the object mentioned is achieved in that at least one arranged outside of the lamp housing and the irradiation space partially surrounding the secondary reflector, the object is irradiated at the same time on its side remote from the light exit opening surface or shadow side.
- FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a radiation device according to the invention with a secondary reflector and an object to be irradiated
- Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to Fig. 1, but after a partial change in the orientation of the secondary reflector;
- FIG. 3 shows a sectional view along the line IH-III in FIG. 1, but without the object to be irradiated;
- FIG. 4 shows a partially omitted enlarged view of the section IV in FIG. 2.
- the irradiation device 2 shown in the drawing is used for irradiating three-dimensionally shaped objects with UV light for curing previously coated surfaces of the objects, which are shown schematically and exemplarily in FIG. 1 by means of a cross-sectionally square beam 4 and for their irradiation of a Transport means (not shown) along a transport path 6 (Fig. 3) are moved by an exposed to UV light irradiation space 8 of the irradiation device 2.
- the irradiation device 2 comprises a UV base unit 10 with an elongated lamp housing 12, an elongated double-ended UV lamp 14 and an elongate primary reflector 16, which are each arranged in a lamp chamber 18 of the lamp housing 12 and have a longitudinal axis parallel to the transport path 6, as well as a adjustable secondary reflector 20, which can be arranged by changing its orientation around the irradiation space 8 such that it completely or partially surrounds, thereby making it possible, not only pointing in the direction of a light exit opening 22 of the lamp housing 12 surfaces of the objects, but also to irradiate the other surfaces uniformly with the UV light, which emerges from the light exit opening 22 during the operation of the irradiation device 2.
- the double-walled lamp housing 12 of the UV base unit 10 consists essentially of an outer housing 24 in the form of a U-shaped, made of light metal extruded profile, a spaced from the outer housing 24, the lamp chamber 18 limiting inner housing 26 in the form of a cross-section U-shaped bent metal sheet, two arranged on the opposite ends of the lamp housing 12 end walls 28 and the light exit opening 22 occluding quartz glass plate 30 which separates the lamp chamber 18 from the irradiation chamber 8.
- the quartz glass pane 30 prevents ingress of contaminants in the lamp chamber 18 and the UV lamp 14 and also allows on the one hand overpressure or negative pressure ventilation of the lamp housing 12 without affecting the irradiation chamber 8 and on the other hand, a reduction of the oxygen content in the irradiation space 8 without affecting the cooling air flow in the lamp compartment 18.
- a reduction in the atmospheric oxygen content in the irradiation space 8 is advantageous for two reasons, firstly because the attenuation of the UV-C / B radiation on its way from the UV lamp 14 to the objects is lower, and secondly because inhibition by atmospheric oxygen is largely prevented on the surfaces of the objects and thus the UV drying performance can be increased.
- a forced ventilation (not shown) of the outer housing 24 allows use of the base unit 10 at ambient temperatures up to 135 ° C.
- the UV lamp 14 is a mercury medium pressure gas discharge lamp with a specific power of 80 - 240 W per cm lamp length. Since such lamps 14 can not be switched on and off spontaneously, the primary reflector 16 is formed as a two-part hinged reflector whose reflector halves 16a and 16b at startup of the lamp 14 or in the event of interruption of the operation of the irradiation device 2 from one shown in FIG Operating position in which their opening angle to the light outlet opening 22 is more than 90 °, are pivotable in a closed position shown in Fig. 2, in which they emitted from the UV lamp 14 in the direction of the light exit opening 22 on a light opposite the light exit opening 22 directed on the inner housing 26 mounted absorber 32.
- the primary reflector 16 has a parabolic surface facing the UV lamp 14 which, in the operating position, reflects the light emitted by the UV lamp 14 with parallel alignment through the light exit opening 22 into the irradiation space 8.
- the lamp housing 12 includes two on the inner sides of the end walls 28 arranged end reflectors 34, with which a virtual extension of the lamp 14 and thus a better utilization of the radiated from the lamp 14 UV light is possible.
- the secondary reflector 20 consists of two Einzelreflektoren 20 a and 20 b, which are attached to both sides of the light exit opening 22 on the base unit 10, wherein they are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lamp 14 and the lamp housing 12 along the transport path. 6 extend the objects and limit the irradiation space 8 on both sides of this path.
- Each of the two individual reflectors 20a, 20b consists of a plurality of narrow elongated reflector segments 36, which also extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lamp 14 and the lamp housing 12 and are assembled into a self-supporting structure.
- the number of reflector segments 36 of each of the two individual reflectors 20a, 20b is eight in the embodiment shown in the drawing, but can be made larger or smaller if required by one or more reflector segments at the free ends of one or both individual reflectors 20a, 20b 36 be added or removed.
- the individual reflector segments 36 each have a mirror 38 which is inserted into a prefabricated one-piece holder 40 with a flat trapezoidal cross-section and has a reflective surface facing the irradiation space 8.
- the reflecting surface of the mirror 38 is flat, but it may also be curved if necessary.
- the reflective surfaces of the mirrors 38 are formed by a suitable coating on the mirrors 38, for example an aluminum coating that reflects both UV light and IR radiation, or a coating from an IR-transmissive material to achieve pure UV or cold light reflection.
- the brackets 40 of the reflector housing 36 not adjacent to the lamp housing 12 or not at the free ends of the individual reflectors 20a, 20b are each pivotally connected to the brackets 40 of both adjacent reflector segments 36 so that the angle enclosed by reflective surfaces of the adjacent mirror 38 and thus also the beam path of the UV light reflected by the mirrors 38 can be changed as desired by adjustment of the reflector segments 36.
- the holders 40 of the reflector housing 36 adjacent to the lamp housing 12 are pivotally connected to the holder 40 of an adjacent reflector segment 36 and beyond hinged to a light outlet opening 22 bounding profile edge 42 of the outer housing 24, so that each individual reflector 20 a, 20 b as a whole regardless of other single reflector 20b, 20a can be pivoted with respect to the lamp housing 12, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 using the example of the right individual reflector 20b.
- the holders 40 are provided on their rear sides facing away from the irradiation space 8 with adjusting means 44, which in the embodiment shown in the drawing, a stepwise enlargement or reduction of the angle between the mirrors 38 adjacent reflector segments 36 in steps of for example. 5 ° permit. As best shown in FIG.
- the adjustment means 44 include pitch-shaped, chamfer-type, restrictor pulleys 46, a substantially closed half of which is attached along one half of the chord 48 to the back of one of the brackets 40 while its other half provided with a cutout 48, depending on the angle enclosed by the adjacent holder 40, more or less far beyond the neighboring bracket 40 protrudes, wherein it overlaps with a complementary protruding half of a mounted with reverse orientation at a small axial distance on this bracket 40 adjusting disc 46.
- Both adjusting discs 46 are provided at angular intervals of 5 ° with axial passage openings 50 which are arranged on a pivot axis 52 of the brackets 40 coaxial arc and in a plurality of adjustable angular positions in pairs aligned with each other, so that a locking pin 53 (Fig the two aligned openings 50 can be slid to lock the adjacent reflector segments 36 in the desired angular position with respect to each other.
- Corresponding adjusting discs 46 are also attached to the outer housing 24 of the base unit 10 and overlap with adjusting discs 46 of the adjacent reflector segments 36 to allow adjustment of the individual reflectors 20a, 20b as a whole in relation to the base unit 10.
- the pivot axes 52 between the respective adjacent Reflektorseg- elements 36 and between the lamp housing 12 and the respective adjacent reflector segment 36 are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the lamp 14 and the lamp housing 12 and thus parallel to the transport path 6 of the objects and are also in extension of reflective surfaces of the mirror 38 arranged so that the distance between the mirrors 38 adjacent reflector segments 36, regardless of their pivot position remains the same.
- a motor and / or stepless adjustment is possible, for example by means of a drive pinion provided with a servo motor on one of the brackets, with a circular arc-shaped toothing on the outer periphery of an adjusting disc on the adjacent support is engaged (not shown).
- a cross-sectionally square bar 4 is moved along the transport path 6 through the irradiation space 8, which is partially enclosed by one of the two individual reflectors 20a, 20b of the secondary reflector 20 to the left and right of the base unit 10.
- the reflector segments 36 of the individual reflectors 20a, 20b are arranged there so that in each case three essentially flat reflector surfaces 54, 56, 58 are formed which are arranged at an angle of 120 °, 95 ° or 45 ° to the plane of the light exit opening 22 are, wherein the base unit 10 adjacent first reflector surface 54 of the reflective surfaces of two reflector segments 36 and the other two reflector surfaces 56, 58 are formed by the reflective surfaces of three reflector segments 36.
- the same light intensity or irradiation quantity is obtained as on the two opposite sides of the beam 4 which are perpendicular to the plane of the light exit opening 22.
- a virtually uniform all-round hardening of the beam 4 can be achieved achieve, if one then moves the same through the irradiation space 8 of a further identical irradiation device 2, the base unit 10 with its light exit opening 22 opposite the underside of the base 4 kens.
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