LED curing apparatus and method

A radiation curing apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that cures a first material. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array pattern. Optical concentrators, arranged in a corresponding array pattern, receive radiation from corre...

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Hauptverfasser:	AGUIRRE FRANCIS M, BENSON PETER T, LAI JACK W, PHILLIPS DAVID L, MEIS MICHAEL A, CRATON MICHELE A, HENSON GORDON D
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE BLASTING DENTISTRY HEATING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATINGELEMENTS LIGHTING MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS PHYSICS TESTING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A radiation curing apparatus comprises a plurality of solid state radiation sources to generate radiation that cures a first material. The solid state radiation sources can be disposed in an array pattern. Optical concentrators, arranged in a corresponding array pattern, receive radiation from corresponding solid state radiation sources. The concentrated radiation is received by a plurality of optical waveguides, also arranged in a corresponding array pattern. Each optical waveguide includes a first end to receive the radiation and a second end to output the radiation. The curing apparatus can be utilized for continuous substrate, sheet, piece part, spot curing, and/or 3D radiation-cure processes.