Global Patent Index - EP 3381574 A1

EP 3381574 A1 20181003 - CURING WATER-BASED PAINT FILMS

Title (en)

CURING WATER-BASED PAINT FILMS

Title (de)

HÄRTUNG VON ANSTRICHFILMEN AUF WASSERBASIS

Title (fr)

DURCISSEMENT DE FILMS DE PEINTURE À BASE AQUEUSE

Publication

EP 3381574 A1 20181003 (EN)

Application

EP 17164161 A 20170331

Priority

EP 17164161 A 20170331

Abstract (en)

A technique of curing a target film (6), comprising: controlling the operation of one or more of: (i) one or more first radiation sources (10) for primarily heating the target film within a chamber (2), (ii) one or more second radiation sources (11) for primarily evaporating water from the target film, and (iii) one or more extraction devices (14) for extracting water vapour from the chamber, at least partly on the basis of one or more indicators (12) of the concentration of water vapour at one or more locations within the chamber.

IPC 8 full level

B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B05D 3/0209 (2013.01); B05D 3/0263 (2013.01); F26B 3/30 (2013.01); B05D 3/0486 (2013.01); B05D 2401/20 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

US 2002034594 A1 20020321 - SHIVELEY JAMES THOMAS [US]

Citation (search report)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3381574 A1 20181003

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 17164161 A 20170331