Claims
- 1. A unit for irradiating a workpiece with ultraviolet radiation, comprising:at least one UV radiation source, at least one transporting device, the transporting device enabling the workpiece to be fed from a charging location of the unit to an irradiating zone and to be transported from the irradiating zone to a removal location of the unit, the unit having a common charging and removal location, and at least two carriers in each case for receiving a workpiece, which carriers can be positioned on the transporting device and which can be moved back and forth alternately between the common charging and removal location and the irradiating zone.
- 2. The unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the carriers can be detachably connected to the transporting device.
- 3. The unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transporting device comprises at least one displaceably mounted transporting carriage.
- 4. The unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein the transporting carriage is displaceable between the charging and removal location and the irradiating zone.
- 5. The unit as claimed in claim 3, wherein a number of carriers are mounted on the transporting carriage.
- 6. The unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transporting device comprises a rotatably mounted turning framework.
- 7. The unit as claimed in claim 6, wherein a number of carriers are mounted on the turning framework, which carriers can be fed one after the other to radiation fields of a number of UV radiation sources.
- 8. The unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the unit comprises a covering to protect the surroundings from ultraviolet radiation, the covering having an opening, via which the workpiece can be fed to the irradiating zone and can be removed from the unit.
- 9. The unit as claimed in claim 8, wherein the workpiece can be fixed on the carrier and removed from the carrier outside the covering and the workpiece can be moved with the carrier through the opening.
- 10. The unit as claimed in claim 9, wherein the covering covers the turning framework and in that the carriers are mounted displaceably on the turning framework and can be displaced through the opening.
- 11. The unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the at least two carriers comprises a molded part with a wall, against which the workpiece can be positioned in the region of a surface of the workpiece to be coated, thereby forming a gap, the gap subsequently being filled with liquid surface coating material which can be cured by means of ultraviolet radiation.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of international application number PCT/EP00/13085 filed on Dec. 21, 2000.
The present disclosure relates to the subject matter disclosed in international application No. PCT/EP00/13085 of Dec. 21, 2000, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all purposes.
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