Inventors:
Jules Ballard - Teaneck NJ
Leonard D. Gigantino - Maplewood NJ
Assignee:
Irex Corporation - Riverdale NJ
International Classification:
H05B 102
H05B 302
H01C 101
Abstract:
A radiant heating modular array of rapid response radiant heating units includes a plurality of abutting heating element frame units in which the intermediate frame units have open sides and the end frame units have closed outer sides. Means on the front and back walls of the frame units support a plurality of thin foil radiant heating elements. Means including connectors of equal length interconnect the heating elements within each frame unit and from each of the abutting frame units to its contiguous unit whereby all of the heating elements are equally spaced laterally of the entire module to provide uniform heating and to avoid heat striation at the juncture of the units. The radiant heating module is controlled by electronic feedback circuitry including optical temperature sensors whereby the applied heat can be profiled to compensate for processing irregularities.
