Global Patent Index - EP 2773914 B1

EP 2773914 B1 20190424 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF OBJECTS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF OBJECTS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM TEMPERIEREN VON GEGENSTÄNDEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE THERMORÉGULER DES OBJETS

Publication

EP 2773914 B1 20190424 (DE)

Application

EP 12778242 A 20121017

Priority

  • DE 102011117666 A 20111103
  • EP 2012004334 W 20121017

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013064214A1] In an apparatus for controlling the temperature of objects, in particular for drying coated vehicle bodies, an object (12) can be transported in a transport direction through a temperature control tunnel (16) accommodated in a housing (14) by means of transport system (30). At least one temperature control device (35, 50; 35, 70) for controlling the temperature of the object (12) is provided. In addition, the apparatus comprises a local temperature control device (50; 70), by means of which the respective temperatures of locally limited areas of the object (12) can be selectively controlled and which comprises a plurality of temperature control units (52; 72) that can be activated and driven independently of one another for said purpose. The invention further relates to a method for controlling the temperature of objects, in particular for drying coated vehicle bodies, in which method objects (12) are transported through a temperature control tunnel (16) and the temperature of said bodies is controlled by means of a least one temperature control device (35, 50; 35; 72), wherein the respective temperatures locally limited areas of the object (12) can be selectively controlled by means of a local temperature control device (50; 70).

IPC 8 full level

F26B 25/22 (2006.01); F26B 3/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F26B 3/283 (2013.01); F26B 25/22 (2013.01); F26B 3/305 (2013.01); F26B 15/12 (2013.01); F26B 21/004 (2013.01); F26B 2210/12 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102011117666 A1 20130508; DE 102011117666 B4 20190117; EP 2773914 A1 20140910; EP 2773914 B1 20190424; PL 2773914 T3 20190930; WO 2013064214 A1 20130510

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102011117666 A 20111103; EP 12778242 A 20121017; EP 2012004334 W 20121017; PL 12778242 T 20121017