EP2089228A1 - Système de refroidissement pour appareil de durcissement d'encre - Google Patents

Système de refroidissement pour appareil de durcissement d'encre

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EP2089228A1
EP2089228A1 EP07848421A EP07848421A EP2089228A1 EP 2089228 A1 EP2089228 A1 EP 2089228A1 EP 07848421 A EP07848421 A EP 07848421A EP 07848421 A EP07848421 A EP 07848421A EP 2089228 A1 EP2089228 A1 EP 2089228A1
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housing
lamp
fan
cooling system
cooled
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German (de)
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EP2089228B1 (fr
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Malcolm Rae
James Hicks
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Gew EC Ltd
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Gew EC Ltd
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/60—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air
    • F21V29/67—Cooling arrangements characterised by the use of a forced flow of gas, e.g. air characterised by the arrangement of fans
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F23/00—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing
    • B41F23/04—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F23/00—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing
    • B41F23/04—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
    • B41F23/0403—Drying webs
    • B41F23/0406—Drying webs by radiation
    • B41F23/0409—Ultraviolet dryers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41F—PRINTING MACHINES OR PRESSES
    • B41F23/00—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing
    • B41F23/04—Devices for treating the surfaces of sheets, webs, or other articles in connection with printing by heat drying, by cooling, by applying powders
    • B41F23/0486—Particular types of dryers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0015—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing
    • B41J11/002—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating
    • B41J11/0021—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating using irradiation
    • B41J11/00214—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating using irradiation using UV radiation
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/0015—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form for treating before, during or after printing or for uniform coating or laminating the copy material before or after printing
    • B41J11/002—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating
    • B41J11/0021—Curing or drying the ink on the copy materials, e.g. by heating or irradiating using irradiation
    • B41J11/00218—Constructional details of the irradiation means, e.g. radiation source attached to reciprocating print head assembly or shutter means provided on the radiation source
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M7/00—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
    • B41M7/0081—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock using electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
    • B41M7/00—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock
    • B41M7/009—After-treatment of prints, e.g. heating, irradiating, setting of the ink, protection of the printed stock using thermal means, e.g. infrared radiation, heat
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V29/00—Protecting lighting devices from thermal damage; Cooling or heating arrangements specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • F21V29/50—Cooling arrangements
    • F21V29/56—Cooling arrangements using liquid coolants
    • F21V29/58—Cooling arrangements using liquid coolants characterised by the coolants
    • 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

Definitions

  • This invention relates to a cooling system for ink curing apparatus.
  • Ink curing apparatus comprising a housing containing a lamp partially surrounded by reflectors to direct UV light onto a substrate to cure ink are well known.
  • Such apparatus require highly efficient cooling systems due to the intense heat required to be emitted from the lamp.
  • the present invention seeks to provide an improved cooling system that is fully self-contained within a single housing and in which hot air is cooled as it flows over the apparatus components before being recycled through the system.
  • an ink curing apparatus having a fully self-contained cooling system, the apparatus comprising a single housing, in one end of which is provided a lamp and in the other end of which is provided a fan, the apparatus having defined therein a path to direct air emitted from the lamp, in use, over cooled surfaces within the housing towards the fan, and having further defined therein a further path to direct air over cooled surfaces within the housing from the fan towards the lamp.
  • the cooled surfaces within the housing are cooled by water channelled through at least one pipe within the housing.
  • the cooled surfaces include surfaces of at least one reflector which at least partially surrounds the lamp.
  • the or each pipe includes inner and outer discrete channels.
  • the apparatus comprises a single housing 10 a lower end 12 of which contains a lamp 14 partially surrounded by reflectors 16, 18.
  • a substrate 20 which carries ink for curing/drying is transported through the apparatus directly beneath the lamp 14.
  • UV light is directed on to the substrate for a period of time sufficient to dry/cure the ink on the substrate 20.
  • An upper end 22 of the housing 10 comprises a fan 24.
  • the ancillary parts of the apparatus within the housing 10, including the surfaces of each reflector 16, 18 are water-cooled using a "parallel system".
  • the water pipes 26 include inner and outer channels 26a, 26b. In use, cold water is directed into the apparatus through the inner channels 26a of the pipes 26 before being reversed such that the water, once hot, is directed out of the apparatus via the outer channels 26b of the pipes 26.
  • Using such a parallel system allows a back plate of the apparatus to require only one inlet and one outlet for coolant.
  • the inlet and outlet are attached to a baffle plate (not shown) within the apparatus, whereupon the inlet and outlet are divided into a plurality of pipes 26 which extend throughout the apparatus to cool all the ancillary parts.
  • the lamp 14 emits heat at around 750 0 C.
  • the UV heat is directed onto the substrate 20.
  • a portion of the IR heat is absorbed into the surfaces of the reflectors 16, 18.
  • the remaining IR is drawn upwardly through the housing via the fan 24.
  • the path of the IR is shown by arrows in the Figure.
  • the air is drawn over top surfaces 28, 30 of the reflectors 16, 18 which are kept cool via the water pipes 26.
  • the apparatus is designed in such a way as to direct the hot air from the lamp 14 over as many cooled surfaces of the ancillary components as possible. Tests have shown that, by the time air emitted from the lamp 14, and travelling over the cooled surfaces as shown, reaches the fan 24 it has reduced in temperature to around 7O 0 C. The air is now drawn over cooled surfaces 32 of the upper end 22 of the housing 10 before being directed over cooled surfaces of the sides of the housing 10 back into the lower end 12. As the air travels down the sides of the housing 10, the temperature decreases progressively. Finally, the air, now at around 32°C, is fed back towards the lamp 14.
  • the fan 24 only requirement of the fan 14 is to provide cooling for the lamp 14.
  • the fan 14 does not need to provide cooling to the other ancillary components of the apparatus as they are cooled separately by the water pipes 26. Consequently, the size of the fan can be greatly reduced.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Microbiology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Supply, Installation And Extraction Of Printed Sheets Or Plates (AREA)
  • Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
  • Coating Apparatus (AREA)
  • Heating, Cooling, Or Curing Plastics Or The Like In General (AREA)
  • Inking, Control Or Cleaning Of Printing Machines (AREA)
  • Silver Salt Photography Or Processing Solution Therefor (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention porte sur un appareil de durcissement d'encre muni d'un système de refroidissement complètement intégré. L'appareil de l'invention comprend un unique boîtier (10) équipé d'une lampe (14), d'un ventilateur (24) et de moyens permettant de diriger la chaleur en provenance du ventilateur (24) sur les surfaces refroidies du boîtier (10).
EP07848421A 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Système de refroidissement pour appareil de durcissement d'encre Active EP2089228B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0624086A GB2444328B (en) 2006-12-01 2006-12-01 Cooling system for ink curing apparatus
PCT/GB2007/004603 WO2008065420A1 (fr) 2006-12-01 2007-11-30 Système de refroidissement pour appareil de durcissement d'encre

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EP2089228A1 true EP2089228A1 (fr) 2009-08-19
EP2089228B1 EP2089228B1 (fr) 2010-09-29

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AT (1) ATE482826T1 (fr)
DE (1) DE602007009564D1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2444328B (fr)
WO (1) WO2008065420A1 (fr)

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GB2495901B (en) * 2011-08-08 2014-03-12 Gew Ec Ltd Improved housing for ink curing apparatus
GB2495161B (en) 2012-02-28 2013-08-07 Gew Ec Ltd Ink curing apparatus
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